Differentiating Occult Propionibacterium acnes Infection From Aseptic "Biologic" Interference Screw Hydrolysis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Introducing a Novel Culture Protocol for Detecting Low-Virulence Organisms
Orthop J Sports Med
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2015 Oct 23;3(10):2325967115611872.
doi: 10.1177/2325967115611872.
eCollection 2015 Oct.
Authors
Kathryn Metcalf
1
,
Jia-Wei Kevin Ko
1
,
Samantha Quilici
1
,
Penelope Barnes
1
,
Dennis C Crawford
1
Affiliation
1
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
PMID:
26779549
PMCID:
PMC4714573
DOI:
10.1177/2325967115611872
No abstract available
Keywords:
ACL reconstruction; Propionibacterium acnes; culture protocol; infection.