title: Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis.
abstract: Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis is a rare disease. A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis involving P acnes complicated by multiple mycotic aneurysms is reported. A brief review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Walling
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dragtakis
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery