Prognostic factors for bacterial cultures positive for Propionibacterium acnes and other organisms in a large series of revision shoulder arthroplasties performed for stiffness, pain, or loosening

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2075-2083

  Pottinger, Paul ^a   Butler Wu, Susan ^a   Neradilek, Moni Blazej ^b   Merritt, Andrew ^a   Bertelsen, Alexander ^a   Jette, Jocelyn L ^a   Warme, Winston J ^a   Matsen III, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mountain Whisper Light Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 84870224793     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00861     Document Type: Article

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