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First-stage revision surgery was repeated and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Mycobacterium wolinskyi<\/jats:italic>\n                      , a rare rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (RGM), was isolated from samples obtained by sonication of the cement spacer. After a prolonged antibiotic course, definitive implantation surgery was done. One-year postimplantation, patient remains infection free.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This is only the second known case of knee PJI caused by\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">M. wolinskyi<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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