Septicemia caused by Propionibacterium granulosum in a compromised patient.
A case of septicemia caused by Propionibacterium granulosum in a compromised patient is described. The patient responded to ampicillin therapy. Detailed antibiotic susceptibility data are presented.
Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Beaujon (Université Paris VII), Clichy, France.
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D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011424:Propionibacterium; D011859:Radiography; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000667:Ampicillin