Case Report
A Case of Penicillin-Resistant Veillonella Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee
Table 1
Impact of anaerobic incubation time on growth detection.
| Knee sample | Fluid appearance | Culture Orders | Laboratory | Duration of incubation | Microbiologic results |
| Arthrocentesis #1 | Brown, purulent | Aerobic & anaerobic cultures | National commercial lab | 48 hours | No growth | Arthrocentesis #2 | Brown, purulent | Aerobic culture hold for 7 days | National commercial lab | 72 hours | No growth | Synovial operative tissue ×4 | No description | Aerobic & anaerobic cultures | MCHS-Waycross | 10 days | Veillonella sp. |
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MCHS: Mayo Clinic Health System.
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