Propionibacterium acnes as a cause of prosthetic valve aortic root abscess

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 259-261

  Hinestrosa, Federico ^a   Djurkovic, Svetolik ^a   Bourbeau, Paul P ^a   Foltzer, Michael A ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ABSCESS; AORTIC VALVE; BACTEREMIA; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 33846199497     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01598-06     Document Type: Article

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