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Propionibacterium acnesPostoperative Shoulder Arthritis: An Emerging Clinical Entity

Author(s) -

Pierre Yves Levy,

Florence Fenollar,

Andréas Stein,

F. Borrione,

Emile Cohen,

Bernhard Lebail,

Didier Raoult

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/588477

Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , medicine , incubation period , shoulder surgery , propionibacterium , surgery , incubation , dermatology , bacteria , acne , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , genetics

The purpose of this study, which involved 276 patients, was to report the importance of Propionibacterium acnes in shoulder infections. The proportion of patients with shoulder infection who had infection due to P. acnes was significantly greater than the proportion of patients with lower limb infection who had infection due to P. acnes (9 of 16 patients vs. 1 of 233 patients; P < .001). This bacterium requires a prolonged incubation period and should not be considered to be a contaminant.

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