Propionibacteria as a cause of shunt and postneurosurgical infections.
Propionibacterium acnes was isolated from postoperative specimens from nine neurosurgical patients. The role of P. acnes in postneurosurgical infection is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*