Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10221395 | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Our findings indicate the presence of a low-abundance microbiome in the rotator cuff and, potentially, in other shoulder tissues. The absence of C acnes DNA in all shoulder tissues assessed other than the skin is consistent with the hypothesis that C acnes infections are derived from skin contamination during surgery and not from opportunistic expansion of a resident C acnes population in the shoulder joint.
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Authors
Boyang BMedSc, Kait BMedSc, Ana M. MSc, George S. MD, Darren MD, Kenneth J. MD, Jeremy P. PhD, David B. PhD,