Culture-negative septic glenohumeral arthritis identified with plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing: a case report

• Michael Scheidt, MD,
• Krishin Shivdasani, MD, MPH,
• Andrew Gaetano, BS,
• Ryan Leduc, MD,
• Amanda Harrington, PhD,
• Nickolas Garbis, MD,
• Dane Salazar, MD, MBA

Affiliations

Michael Scheidt, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

Krishin Shivdasani, MD, MPH

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA; Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA; Corresponding author: Krishin Shivdasani, MD, MPH, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Health System, 2160 First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.

Andrew Gaetano, BS

Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA

Ryan Leduc, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

Amanda Harrington, PhD

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA

Nickolas Garbis, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

Dane Salazar, MD, MBA

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA