Propionibacterium acnes is a causative agent in periprosthetic infections - important implications for the treatment of acne vulgaris

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2019 Apr;17(4):454-455. doi: 10.1111/ddg.13806. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Authors

Christina Otto-Lambertz¹, Norma Jung², Cord Sunderkötter³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center, Cologne, Germany.
² Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center, Cologne, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.

PMID: 30873723
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.13806

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acne Vulgaris / diagnosis
Acne Vulgaris / drug therapy*
Acne Vulgaris / microbiology
Administration, Intravenous
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Knee Joint / microbiology*
Knee Joint / pathology
Knee Prosthesis / microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillin G / administration & dosage
Penicillin G / therapeutic use
Propionibacterium acnes / isolation & purification*
Prosthesis Failure / etiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillin G