Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes clavicular infection

(formerly ) is a slow growing, gram-positive bacteria that is naturally found in higher concentrations as skin flora on the chest and back, as well as in other areas with greater numbers of hair follicles. Most of the reported cases of shoulder girdle infection follow arthroplasty surgery, which the...

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint infection 2019-01, Vol.4 (1), p.40-49
Main Authors: Zaid, Musa, Chavez, Madisyn R, Carrasco, Adrianna E, Zimel, Melissa N, Zhang, Alan L, Horvai, Andrew E, Link, Thomas M, O'Donnell, Richard J
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Language:English
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Summary:(formerly ) is a slow growing, gram-positive bacteria that is naturally found in higher concentrations as skin flora on the chest and back, as well as in other areas with greater numbers of hair follicles. Most of the reported cases of shoulder girdle infection follow arthroplasty surgery, which then often requires debridement, administration of intravenous antibiotics, and surgical revision of the implanted device. In a recent study, 56% of 193 shoulder revisions had a positive culture, 70% of which grew . Despite the relatively common presumed association of humeral osteomyelitis with prosthetic infection, infection of the scapula or clavicle secondary to is rare. Osteomyelitis of the clavicle involving any organism is also an uncommon event that can arise spontaneously via presumed hematogenous spread, or secondary to open fractures or internal fixation. The most commonly found organism in clavicular osteomyelitis is . We here report two cases of clavicular infection secondary to that were not associated with implants.
ISSN:2206-3552
2206-3552
DOI:10.7150/jbji.29153