Open AccessCutibacterium avidum: A rare but expected agent of breast implant infection
Author(s) -
Ramírez Isabel,
Manrique Leal M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
idcases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2214-2509
DOI - 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00546
Subject(s) - breast augmentation , medicine , breast implant , pathogen , implant , dermatology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology
Highlights • Cutibacterium avidum previously was considered of low pathogenicity.• C. avidum is recognized as a causative organism of surgical site infections.• C. avidum should not be disregarded if there are clinical signs of infection.
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