We report two uncommon cases of osteosynthetic cervical spine infection. Clinical patient features, microbiological strain characteristics, diagnostic methods, and treatment were analyzed. Both patients were male, and one had risk factors for surgical site infection. During surgery, perioperative samples were positive yielding an anaerobic microorganism identified as Cutibacterium namnetense by MALDI-TOF MS and confirmed by 16S rRNA/gyrB genes sequencing. All isolates were fully susceptible. C. namnetense osteosynthetic cervical spine infections are rare. Both cases were early surgical site infections. Bruker MALDI-TOF MS appears to be an excellent tool for rapid and accurate identification. Amoxicillin seems to be an option for the treatment.
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