Low rate of Propionibacterium acnes in arthritic shoulders undergoing primary total shoulder replacement surgery using a strict specimen collection technique

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 1206 - 1211
• Main Authors: Maccioni, Cristobal B., MD, Woodbridge, Adam B., MD, MBBS, Balestro, Jean-Christian Y., MD, Figtree, Melanie C., MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Hudson, Bernard J., MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Cass, Benjamin, MD, FRACS, Young, Allan A., MBBS, MSpMed, PhD, FRACS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis - surgery; arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement; contamination; culture; Female; Humans; infection; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; osteoarthritis; Propionibacterium acnes; Propionibacterium acnes - isolation & purification; Prospective Studies; shoulder; Shoulder Joint - microbiology; Shoulder Joint - surgery; infection; Microbiology; arthroplasty; osteoarthritis; culture; Basic Science Study; Propionibacterium acnes; shoulder; contamination

Background Propionibacterium acnes is a recognized pathogen in postoperative shoulder infections. A recent study reported growth of P acnes in 42% of glenohumeral joints in primary shoulder arthroplasty, concluding that P acnes may cause shoulder osteoarthritis. Whether these results reflect true ba...