An outbreak after all: Cutibacterium acnes among pediatric patients with cerebrospinal fluid diversion device infections highlights gaps in guidelines

• Main Authors: Felicia Scaggs Huang (Author), Cameron Griffin (Author), Matthew Fenchel (Author), Melanie DuBose (Author), Andrea Ankrum (Author), Joshua K. Schaffzin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Cutibacterium acnes is normal skin flora but can cause sterile implant infections. We investigated a cluster of seven patients with C. acnes in anaerobic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures in November 2020. Further analysis identified a missed outbreak, highlighting ambiguity in...