Cutibacterium avidum: A rare but expected agent of breast implant infection

ABSTRACT: Cutibacterium avidum is largely commensal and part of the skin microbiota, recently recognized as a pathogen that causes surgical site infections, especially in the presence of implants or medical devices. We present a 50-year-old woman with Cutibacterium avidum infection associated with breast implant augmentation, which required the removal of the implants to achieve the cure. As a skin commensal, Cutibacterium avidum previously was considered of low pathogenicity, but is now recognized as a causative organism of serious spontaneous and surgical site infections. It should not be routinely disregarded without further investigation, particularly if clinical signs of infection are present.

• Autores: Ramírez Sánchez, Isabel Cristina; Manrique, Monica
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/44540
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/44540
• Palabra clave: Implantes de Mama; Breast Implants; Infecciones; Infections; Cutibacterium avidum; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018427; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007239
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/