Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.
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Kanafani, ZA; Sexton, DJ; Pien, BC; Varkey, J; Basmania, C; Kaye, KS
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
October 1, 2009
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.
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Clin Infect Dis
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EISSN
1537-6591
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
49
Issue
7
Start / End Page
1083 / 1085
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Joint Diseases
- Humans
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Female
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Kanafani, Z. A., Sexton, D. J., Pien, B. C., Varkey, J., Basmania, C., & Kaye, K. S. (2009). Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study. Clin Infect Dis, 49(7), 1083–1085. https://doi.org/10.1086/605577
Kanafani, Zeina A., Daniel J. Sexton, Brian C. Pien, Jay Varkey, Carl Basmania, and Keith S. Kaye. “Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.” Clin Infect Dis 49, no. 7 (October 1, 2009): 1083–85. https://doi.org/10.1086/605577.
Kanafani ZA, Sexton DJ, Pien BC, Varkey J, Basmania C, Kaye KS. Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 1;49(7):1083–5.
Kanafani, Zeina A., et al. “Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.” Clin Infect Dis, vol. 49, no. 7, Oct. 2009, pp. 1083–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/605577.
Kanafani ZA, Sexton DJ, Pien BC, Varkey J, Basmania C, Kaye KS. Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 1;49(7):1083–1085.
Published In
Clin Infect Dis
DOI
EISSN
1537-6591
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
49
Issue
7
Start / End Page
1083 / 1085
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Joint Diseases
- Humans
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Female