Table 1

Positive findings of Propionibacterium acnes in bone lesions in cases of SAPHO syndrome

Authors
Investigated
Propionibacterium acnes-positive

Sherusan et al. [16] 1982
1
1
Collert and Isacson [17] 1982
1
1
King et al. [18] 1987
7
1
Edlund et al. [19] 1988
15
7
Gerster et al. [20] 1990
1
1
Kotilainen et al. [21] 1996
1
1
Reith et al. [22] 1996
8
2
Hayem [10] 1999
15
1
Kirchoff et al. [23] 2003
14
8
Colina et al. [14] 2007
6
1
Assmann et al. [1] 2009
21
14
Total
90
38 (42%)

SAPHO, synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis.

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