Propionibacterium acnes postoperative shoulder arthritis: an emerging clinical entity.
Clin Infect Dis
; 46(12): 1884-6, 2008 Jun 15.
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| ID: mdl-18462110
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study, which involved 276 patients, was to report the importance of Propionibacterium acnes in shoulder infections. The proportion of patients with shoulder infection who had infection due to P. acnes was significantly greater than the proportion of patients with lower limb infection who had infection due to P. acnes (9 of 16 patients vs. 1 of 233 patients; P < .001). This bacterium requires a prolonged incubation period and should not be considered to be a contaminant.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Artrite
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Propionibacterium acnes
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Articulação do Ombro
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article