title: When Is a Positive Culture in Shoulder Surgery Not an Infection? Commentary on an article by William R. Mook, MD, et al.: "The Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes in Open Shoulder Surgery. A Controlled Diagnostic Study".
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Sports Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Samer S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ricchetti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000382:microbiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*