NCT03850548

Chronic Infections on Articular Prostheses With C. Acnes Diagnosed by Specific PCR

Chronic Infections on Articular Prostheses With C. Acnes Diagnosed by Specific PCR : Descriptive Study of 6 Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Osteaoarticular infection due to C. acnes are known to be of late onset, causing chronic infection possibly pauci-symptomatic. Osteaoarticular infection due to C. acnes represents a diagnostic challenge, since C. acnes is slow and difficult to grow, and can also be considered a contaminant.A 16S universal PCR bacteriological diagnosis has been proposed but is lacking of sensitivity. A specific C. acnes PCR was developed in 2010, but is not used routinely.

Conditions

• Bone and Joint Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Prosthetic joint infection with Cutibacterium acnes	patients having a prosthesis infection with C.acnes identified by specific PCR

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-01
• Completion: 2018-02-01
• First posted: 2019-02-22
• Last updated: 2019-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France