Early Versus Late Culture Growth of Propionibacterium acnes in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty

Conclusions:
P. acnes is the most commonly identified organism following revision shoulder arthroplasty. The proportion of positive cultures and the timing of culture growth may help to distinguish a true-positive from a false-positive culture result.

Level of Evidence:
Diagnostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - July 15, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Frangiamore, S. J., Saleh, A., Grosso, M. J., Alolabi, B., Bauer, T. W., Iannotti, J. P., Ricchetti, E. T. Tags: Infection, Shoulder Scientific Articles Source Type: research