Propionibacterium acnes as a Cause of Prosthetic Valve Aortic Root Abscess

Propionibacterium acnes isolates usually have relatively low virulence and are often classified as contaminants when isolated from blood and tissue cultures. We report a patient with Propionibacterium acnes bacteremia and late prosthetic valve endocarditis, complicated by an aortic root abscess.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-01, Vol.45 (1), p.259-261
Hauptverfasser: Hinestrosa, Federico, Djurkovic, Svetolik, Bourbeau, Paul P, Foltzer, Michael A
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