Propionibacterium acnes as an etiological agent of arthroplastic and osteosynthetic infections - Two cases with specific clinical presentation including formation of draining fistulae

Anaerobe

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-306

  Soderquist B ^a   Holmberg, A ^b   Unemo, M ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Osteomyelitis; Propionibacterium acnes; Prosthetic joint infection

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; ISOXAZOLYLPENICILLIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTHROPLASTIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMENSAL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FISTULA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHETIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; COMPLICATION; FEMUR; FRACTURES, BONE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FISTULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 77953230337     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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