STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS-INFECTED TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY

The case of a 51-year-old man who underwent a total hip arthroplasty f ollowing failed AO screw fixation of a subcapital femoral neck fractur e is reported. infection of the prosthesis with Steptococcus bovis typ e 1 followed a febrile illness. Further investigation revealed an occu lt premalignant polyp in the proximal colon. Colonic neoplasia and S, bovis bacteremia are associated with endocarditis; however, S, bovis i s a rare pathogen infecting joint prostheses and should raise the poss ibility of a gastrointestinal lesion.