Cutibacterium acnes Septic Arthritis of the Nonoperated Knee: A Case Report

Cutibacterium acnes Septic Arthritis of the Nonoperated Knee: A Case Report

Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes, a gram-positive bacillus with low pathogenicity, is an uncommon but known cause of prosthetic joint infections, particularly related to shoulder surgery. C. acnes, however, is an extremely rare pathogen in the nonoperated knee joint. This report details an un...

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Main Authors: Kelechi R. Okoroha, Michael D. Gabbard II, Jamal Fitts, Trevor R. Banka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
propionibacterium acnes
cutibacterium acnes
septic arthritis
intra-articular injection
steroid injection
septic knee
corticosteroid
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1603970

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