Articles | Volume 4, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.36802
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Late Spinal Implant Infection caused by Cutibacterium acnes
Abstract. Cutibacterium spp. have been frequently associated with foreign-body material infections. The vast majority of these infections occur via the exogenous route. Rarely, haematogenous infections occur, possibly seeding from pilosebaceous glands. A late spinal implant-associated infection is presented in this case report, and the possible sources of haematogenous seeding are discussed.