A review of microscopy-based evidence for the association of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in degenerative disc disease and other diseased human tissue

Bacterial biofilms: a possible mechanism for chronic infection in patients with lumbar disc herniation - a prospective proof-of-concept study using fluorescence in situ hybridization

(2018) Søren Ohrt-Nissen et al.   APMIS

Propionibacterium acnes Suture Contamination in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Study

(2018) Kotaro Yamakado   ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY

Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series

(2018) Yilei Chen et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in the glenohumeral compared with the subacromial space in primary shoulder arthroscopies

(2018) Thilo Patzer et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Cutibacterium acnes (Propionibacterium acnes ) and acne vulgaris: a brief look at the latest updates

(2018) B. Dréno et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

Propionibacterium acnes-derived insoluble immune complexes in sinus macrophages of lymph nodes affected by sarcoidosis

(2018) Yoshimi Suzuki et al.   PLoS One

Detection of Bacteria Colonizing Titanium Spinal Implants in Children

(2018) Leonie Wagner et al.   Surgical Infections

Propionibacterium acnes induces intervertebral disc degeneration by promoting nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis via the TLR2/JNK/mitochondrial-mediated pathway

(2018) Yazhou Lin et al.   Emerging Microbes & Infections

Association between Type 1 Modic Changes and Propionibacterium Acnes Infection in the Cervical Spine: An Observational Study

(2018) M.M. Georgy et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

The distribution of infection with Propionibacterium acnes is equal in patients with cervical and lumbar disc herniation

(2017) Naghmeh Javanshir et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Ribosomal PCR assay of excised intervertebral discs from patients undergoing single-level primary lumbar microdiscectomy

(2017) Todd F. Alamin et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Association between chronic inflammation and latent infection of Propionibacterium acnes in non-pyogenic degenerated intervertebral discs: a pilot study

(2017) Ye Yuan et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

ISSLS PRIZE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE 2017: Is infection the possible initiator of disc disease? An insight from proteomic analysis

(2017) S. Rajasekaran et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

The Microbiome of the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment

(2017) Ilaria Cavarretta et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Preoperative doxycycline does not decolonize Propionibacterium acnes from the skin of the shoulder: a randomized controlled trial

(2017) Surena Namdari et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin topical skin preparation decreases Propionibacterium acnes colonization in shoulder arthroscopy

(2017) Hailey H. Dizay et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Propionibacterium acnes biofilm is present in intervertebral discs of patients undergoing microdiscectomy

(2017) Manu N. Capoor et al.   PLoS One

Immunohistochemical identification of Propionibacterium acnes in granuloma and inflammatory cells of myocardial tissues obtained from cardiac sarcoidosis patients

(2017) Naoya Asakawa et al.   PLoS One

The colonisation of the glenohumeral joint by Propionibacterium acnes is not associated with frozen shoulder but is more likely to occur after an injection into the joint

(2017) S. J. Booker et al.   Bone & Joint Journal

Characterisation of microbial communities within aggressive prostate cancer tissues

(2017) Melissa A. Yow et al.   Infectious Agents and Cancer

Frequency of Propionibacterium acnes Infection in Prostate Glands with Negative Biopsy Results Is an Independent Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer in Patients with Increased Serum PSA Titers

(2017) Tomoya Kakegawa et al.   PLoS One

Identification of low oxygen-tolerating bacteria in prostate secretions of cancer patients and discussion of possible aetiological significance

(2017) Roshni Bhudia et al.   Scientific Reports

Immunohistochemical Detection of Propionibacterium acnes in the Retinal Granulomas in Patients with Ocular Sarcoidosis

(2017) Kenji Nagata et al.   Scientific Reports

Microbial colonization of normal skin: Direct visualization of 194 skin biopsies

(2016) Anika C. Jahns et al.   ANAEROBE

Transcriptomic analysis of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in vitro

(2016) Anika C. Jahns et al.   ANAEROBE

Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes in initially culture-negative thioglycollate broths—a prospective cohort study at a Danish University Hospital

(2016) L. Kvich et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Prospective study using anterior approach did not show association between Modic 1 changes and low grade infection in lumbar spine

(2016) Julien Rigal et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation

(2016) Javad Aghazadeh et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Microbiologic profile of infections in presumed aseptic revision spine surgery

(2016) Grant D. Shifflett et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Clinical Significance of Commensal Gram-Positive Rods Routinely Isolated from Patient Samples

(2016) Sixto M. Leal et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Propionibacterium acnes in primary shoulder arthroplasty: rates of colonization, patient risk factors, and efficacy of perioperative prophylaxis

(2016) Chuan Kong Koh et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Frequent isolation of Propionibacterium acnes from the shoulder dermis despite skin preparation and prophylactic antibiotics

(2016) Joideep Phadnis et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Propionibacterium acnes, Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus, and the “Biofilm-like” Intervertebral Disc

(2016) Michael F. Coscia et al.   SPINE

Frequency and typing of Propionibacterium acnes in prostate tissue obtained from men with and without prostate cancer

(2016) Sabina Davidsson et al.   Infectious Agents and Cancer

Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in Intervertebral Discs of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

(2016) Manu N. Capoor et al.   PLoS One

The Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes in Shoulder Arthroscopy

(2015) Michael J. Chuang et al.   ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY

Relationship between annular tear and presence of Propionibacterium acnes in lumbar intervertebral disc

(2015) Zezhu Zhou et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Propionibacterium acnes Recovered from Atherosclerotic Human Carotid Arteries Undergoes Biofilm Dispersion and Releases Lipolytic and Proteolytic Enzymes in Response to Norepinephrine ChallengeIn Vitro

(2015) Bernard B. Lanter et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes in Open Shoulder Surgery

(2015) William R Mook et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Multiplex Touchdown PCR for Rapid Typing of the Opportunistic Pathogen Propionibacterium acnes

(2015) Emma Barnard et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The detection ofPropionibacterium acnessignatures in granulomas of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei

(2015) Junko Nishimoto et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Presence of Propionibacterium acnes in primary shoulder arthroscopy: results of aspiration and tissue cultures

(2015) Paul M. Sethi et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Low rate of Propionibacterium acnes in arthritic shoulders undergoing primary total shoulder replacement surgery using a strict specimen collection technique

(2015) Cristobal B. Maccioni et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Infection after primary anatomic versus primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

(2015) Anthony V. Florschütz et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Immune response to Propionibacterium acnes in patients with sarcoidosis – in vivo and in vitro

(2015) Jonas Christian Schupp et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Identification of Pathogen Signatures in Prostate Cancer Using RNA-seq

(2015) Yunqin Chen et al.   PLoS One

Microbiology of hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa): a histological study of 27 patients

(2014) Anika C. Jahns et al.   APMIS

Propionibacteriumspecies and follicular keratinocyte activation in acneic and normal skin

(2014) A.C. Jahns et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Propionibacterium acnes: from Commensal to Opportunistic Biofilm-Associated Implant Pathogen

(2014) Y. Achermann et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Propionibacterium Persists in the Skin Despite Standard Surgical Preparation

(2014) Michael J Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Intracellular Propionibacterium acnes Infection in Glandular Epithelium and Stromal Macrophages of the Prostate with or without Cancer

(2014) Yuan Bae et al.   PLoS One

Shifting the paradigm from pathogens to pathobiome: new concepts in the light of meta-omics

(2014) Muriel Vayssier-Taussat et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Bacteria and bacterial DNA in atherosclerotic plaque and aneurysmal wall biopsies from patients with and without periodontitis

(2014) Zahra Armingohar et al.   Journal of Oral Microbiology

Simultaneous visualization of Propionibacterium acnes and Propionibacterium granulosum with immunofluorescence and fluorescence in situ hybridization

(2013) Anika C. Jahns et al.   ANAEROBE

The microbiome of chronic rhinosinusitis: culture, molecular diagnostics and biofilm detection

(2013) Sam Boase et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bacteriological features of infectious spondylodiscitis at Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital of Rabat

(2013) A Zohoun et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy

(2013) Hanne B. Albert et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Does nuclear tissue infected with bacteria following disc herniations lead to Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae?

(2013) Hanne B. Albert et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Prevalence of Intraoperative Tissue Bacterial Contamination in Posterior Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery

(2013) Sreeharsha V. Nandyala et al.   SPINE

Genotypic and Antimicrobial Characterisation ofPropionibacterium acnesIsolates from Surgically Excised Lumbar Disc Herniations

(2013) Jess Rollason et al.   Biomed Research International

Propionibacterium acnes: An Underestimated Pathogen in Implant-Associated Infections

(2013) María Eugenia Portillo et al.   Biomed Research International

An increased incidence of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in acne vulgaris: a case-control study

(2012) A.C. Jahns et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

The genetic epidemiology of idiopathic scoliosis

(2012) Kristen Fay Gorman et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Dual Analysis for Mycobacteria and Propionibacteria in Sarcoidosis BAL

(2012) Kyra A. Oswald-Richter et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Pattern of tissue invasion by Propionibacterium acnes in acne vulgaris

(2012) Oleg A. Alexeyev et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Propionibacterium acnes: an underestimated etiology in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis?

(2012) Ofer Levy et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Bacteriology of Degenerated Lumbar Intervertebral Disks

(2012) Joseph Arndt et al.   JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES

Localization of Propionibacterium acnes in granulomas supports a possible etiologic link between sarcoidosis and the bacterium

(2012) Mariko Negi et al.   MODERN PATHOLOGY

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis ofPropionibacterium acnesisolates from radical prostatectomy specimens

(2012) Tim N. Mak et al.   PROSTATE

Propionibacterium acnes: infection beyond the skin

(2011) Alexandra Perry et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Periprosthetic infections after shoulder hemiarthroplasty

(2011) Jasvinder A. Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Acne vulgaris

(2011) Hywel C Williams et al.   LANCET

Sterility of Posterior Elements of the Spine in Posterior Correction Surgery

(2011) Yuta Shiono et al.   SPINE

Plasma concentration of Propionibacterium acnes antibodies and prostate cancer risk: results from an Australian population-based case–control study

(2010) G Severi et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

Bacterial Colonization and Infection of Electrophysiological Cardiac Devices Detected With Sonication and Swab Culture

(2010) Martin Rohacek et al.   CIRCULATION

Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in diseased prostates and its inflammatory and transforming activity on prostate epithelial cells

(2010) Lina Fassi Fehri et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bacteriologic Culture of Excised Intervertebral Disc From Immunocompetent Patients Undergoing Single Level Primary Lumbar Microdiscectomy

(2010) Vijay Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES

Sonication of Removed Breast Implants for Improved Detection of Subclinical Infection

(2009) U. M. Rieger et al.   AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

Characteristics and Treatment Outcome of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt–Associated Infections in Adults: A Retrospective Analysis over an 11‐Year Period

(2008) Anna Conen et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Vaccination Targeting a Surface Sialidase of P. acnes: Implication for New Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

(2008) Teruaki Nakatsuji et al.   PLoS One

An evaluation of PCR primer sets used for detection ofPropionibacterium acnesin prostate tissue samples

(2008) Karen S. Sfanos et al.   PROSTATE

A molecular analysis of prokaryotic and viral DNA sequences in prostate tissue from patients with prostate cancer indicates the presence of multiple and diverse microorganisms

(2007) Karen S. Sfanos et al.   PROSTATE