Learnings from a Cutibacterium acnes pseudo-outbreak in pediatric neurosurgical patients

• Main Authors: Felicia Scaggs Huang (Author), Andrea Ankrum (Author), Cincinnati Hospital (Author), Zheyi Teoh (Author), Joshua Courter (Author), Francesco (Author), Mangano (Author), Karin Bierbrauer (Author), Josh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cutibacterium acnes is normal skin flora as well as a common culture contaminant. It can cause infections in the setting of sterile implants, although clinical presentations can be subtle. Differentiating true infection from sample contamination is challenging and has implications for pa...