Propionibacterium acnes: An underestimated etiology in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis?

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-511

  Levy, Ofer ^a   Iyer, Shabnam ^a   Atoun, Ehud ^a   Peter, Noel ^a   Hous, Nir ^a   Cash, Dave ^a   Musa, Fawaz ^a   Narvani, A Ali ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aseptic loosening; Case Series; Glenohumeral arthropathy; Infection; Joint replacement; Level IV; Osteoarthritis; P acnes; Primary shoulder arthroplasty; Prognosis Study; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; GLENOHUMERAL ARTHROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RISK REDUCTION; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 84875364739     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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