Corynebacterium striatum prosthetic joint infection successfully treated with long-term dalbavancin

Arthroplasty surgery is a common procedure that significantly improves quality of life. The most feared complication is prosthetic joint infection, which occurs more often following revision surgery. Staphylococci are the most prevalent bacteria in PJIs, although many other pathogens have been reported. We describe a case of PJI in a 75 year old farmer following revision surgery, caused by Corynebacterium striatum, an unusual agent which normally occurs in the normal hu-man skin microbiota with perceived low pathogenicity.