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- Most common organism in shoulder arthroscopy infection
- May require at least 7 days to culture. (Athwal GS, JSES 2007;16:306).
- Gram-positive, microaerophilic, nonspore-forming bacillus that is predominant in the pilosebaceous follicles that are most prevalent in the head, neck, and thorax.
- Not a common in infections of the knee and lower extremity.
RECOMMENDED READINGS
- Noud PH, Esch J. Complications of arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2013 Jun;21(2):89-96.
- Moen TC, Rudolph GH, Caswell K, Espinoza C, Burkhead WZ Jr, Krishnan SG.Complications of shoulder arthroscopy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2014 Jul;22(7):410-9.
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