The Different Influence of Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis in the Lumbar Disc
In the early stage of infection in rabbits, C. acnes caused LDD, and S. epidermidis caused discitis. Coinfection with C. acnes and S. epidermidis caused discitis but was more limited in scope than infection with S. epidermidis alone.
Authors
- Zhenyu Cao
- Xuewen Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-9198)
- Yalong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-1690)
- Shuanhu Lei
- Junfu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9682-7736)
- Xuegang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-4569)
- Mingtao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-011X)
- Liangna Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-6670)
- Jingwen Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8553-0085)
- Xuchang Hu
Institutions
- Lanzhou University Second Hospital (CN)
- The People's Hospital of LinXia (CN)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005117
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00