Postoperative Joint Infections Due to Propionibacterium Species: A Case-Control Study

作者：Kanafani Zeina A; Sexton Daniel J; Pien Brian C; Varkey Jay; Basmania Carl; Kaye Keith S^*

来源：Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009, 49(7): 1083-1085.

DOI：10.1086/605577

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.

• 出版日期2009-10