Cutibacterium acnes Culture Isolation Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

<i>C. acnes</i>-associated THA and TKA infections often present with delayed culture growth, mild inflammatory markers, and frequent polymicrobial involvement. At one-year, patients with available follow-up who undergo surgical management experience favorable outcomes, with 72% achieving MSIS ORT success.

Authors

Paul M. Werth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-3827)
Benjamin A. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1523-4893)
Alton Daley
Tracy Borsinger
Wayne Moschetti

Institutions

Dartmouth College (US)
Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Antibiotics
Published: 2026-02-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15020165
Primary Topic: Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Cutibacterium acnes Culture Isolation Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Paul M. Werth, Benjamin A. Levy, Alton Daley, Tracy Borsinger et al.

Feb 4, 2026

Antibiotics

Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

article

Cutibacterium acnes Culture Isolation Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Paul M. Werth, Benjamin A. Levy, Alton Daley, Tracy Borsinger, Wayne Moschetti

February 4, 2026article en

Abstract

<i>C. acnes</i>-associated THA and TKA infections often present with delayed culture growth, mild inflammatory markers, and frequent polymicrobial involvement. At one-year, patients with available follow-up who undergo surgical management experience favorable outcomes, with 72% achieving MSIS ORT success.

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Dartmouth College (US), Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)

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