Eggelmeijer F, Petit P, Dijkmans B A
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Br J Rheumatol. 1992 Jan;31(1):67-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/31.1.67.
Gemella haemolysans, a relatively unknown commensal of the upper respiratory tract, rarely causes clinically important infections. This report deals with an infection of a total knee arthroplasty due to Gemella haemolysans in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The microbiology of this bacterium is discussed and the clinical features of previously reported cases of Gemella infections are briefly reviewed.
溶血孪生球菌是一种相对不太知名的上呼吸道共生菌,很少引起具有临床重要意义的感染。本报告涉及一名类风湿性关节炎患者因溶血孪生球菌导致的全膝关节置换感染。本文讨论了该细菌的微生物学特性,并简要回顾了先前报道的溶血孪生球菌感染病例的临床特征。