Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.
We compared 40 patients with Propionibacterium acnes postoperative joint infection to a cohort of uninfected patients. Infection manifested a median of 210 days after surgery. Most patients with joint prostheses underwent hardware removal. Prior joint surgery (odds ratio [OR], 28.2) and male sex (OR, 7.2) were independent risk factors for infection.
Kanafani
Zeina A
ZA
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sexton
Daniel J
DJ
Pien
Brian C
BC
Varkey
Jay
J
Basmania
Carl
C
Kaye
Keith S
KS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors