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

• Автори: Felicia Scaggs Huang (Автор), Andrea Ankrum (Автор), Cincinnati Hospital (Автор), Zheyi Teoh (Автор), Joshua Courter (Автор), Francesco (Автор), Mangano (Автор), Karin Bierbrauer (Автор), Josh (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: 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...