Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.

Full Abstract

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.

Author information

Author/s: Kanafani, Zeina A (ZA); Sexton, Daniel J (DJ); Pien, Brian C (BC); Varkey, Jay (J); Basmania, Carl (C); Kaye, Keith S (KS);

Affiliation: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 49 (issue 7) : pp 1083-5

Dates: Created 2009/09/10; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19725786, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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