Does fluid irrigation in arthroscopic shoulder biopsy affect sensitivity of Cutibacterium acnes cultures for prosthetic shoulder joint infections?
In the context of our model, irrigation during shoulder arthroscopy did not significantly impact recovery of <i>C. acnes</i> using culture-based methods in the setting of shoulder periprosthetic joint infections.
Authors
- Andrew L. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4766-968X)
- Nickolas Garbis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5296-6822)
- Dane Salazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0269-5224)
- Thomas Stanila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9245-7725)
- Amanda Harrington
- Samuel E. Mircoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5049-1710)
Institutions
- Loyola University Medical Center (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Loyola Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES International
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2025.08.005
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases