| Literature DB >> 17065271 |
Federico Hinestrosa1, Svetolik Djurkovic, Paul P Bourbeau, Michael A Foltzer.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17065271 PMCID: PMC1828954 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01598-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948