Corynebacterium periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review of 52 cases at 2.5 years follow-up.

Yannick SeutzHenrik BäckerDoruk AkgünSiegfried AdelhoeferPhilipp KriechlingMarcos R GonzalezDaniel Karczewski

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)

Corynebacterium PJI affects multimorbid and elderly patients, with one in three developing a reinfection at short term. Importantly, the relative majority of reinfections was for persistent Corynebacterium PJI.

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total hip
middle aged
community dwelling
total knee arthroplasty