Propionibacterium avidum: A Virulent Pathogen Causing Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection | Zendy

Yvonne Achermann | Zendy; Jared Liu | Zendy; Reinhard Zbinden | Zendy; Patrick O. Zingg | Zendy; Αchilles Anagnostopoulos | Zendy; Emma Barnard | Zendy; Reto Sutter | Zendy; Huiying Li | Zendy; Andrew McDowell | Zendy; Annelies S. Zinkernagel | Zendy

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Propionibacterium avidum: A Virulent Pathogen Causing Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Author(s) -

Yvonne Achermann,

Jared Liu,

Reinhard Zbinden,

Patrick O. Zingg,

Αchilles Anagnostopoulos,

Emma Barnard,

Reto Sutter,

Huiying Li,

Andrew McDowell,

Annelies S. Zinkernagel

Publication year - 2017

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 - 10.1093/cid/cix665

Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , pathogen , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , propionibacterium acnes , virology , immunology , arthroplasty , dermatology , surgery , biology , biochemistry , acne , gene

Propionibacteria are important members of the human skin microbiota, but are also opportunistic pathogens associated with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). While the role of Propionibacterium acnes in PJI has been widely described, insight into the capacity of Propionibacterium avidum to cause PJI is limited.

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