What is the significance of a positive Propionibacterium acnes culture around a joint replacement?

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 829-833

  Dramis, A ^a,c   Aldlyami, E ^a   Grimer, R J ^a   Dunlop, D J ^a   O'Connell, N ^b   Elliott, T ^b  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REOPERATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67449098115     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0534-y     Document Type: Article

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