Intra-peritoneal abscess after an abdominal hysterectomy involving Cutibacterium avidum (former Propionibacterium avidum) highly resistant to clindamycin

Cutibacterium avidum: A Potent and Underestimated Pathogen in Prosthetic Hip Joint Infections

“…None of the isolates carried known antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In previous studies, C. avidum strains were found to carry ARGs related to macrolide–clindamycin resistance; in particular, the ARG erm(X) (located on Tn5432) was found [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]. A recent study also found in vivo emergence of resistance to a fluoroquinolone (levofloxacin) and rifampicin [ 26 ]; genomic mutations in gyrA and rpoB could be identified that were responsible.…”

First case of Cutibacterium avidum-infected pelvic lymphocele post-lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer: A case report

“…Over the last two decades, C. avidum has gained recognition for causing various superficial or deep, invasive infections. These include device/implant-related infections [ 6 , 7 ], bone and joint infections [ 8 , 9 ], infective endocarditis [ 10 ], and skin [ [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] ], perianal [ 17 ], splenic [ 18 , 19 ], and intraperitoneal [ 20 , 21 ] abscesses. C. avidum is associated with implanted foreign bodies, trauma, diabetes, previous surgery, malignancy, immunosuppression, and obesity [ 11 , 22 ].…”