Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis.
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.
Huynh
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Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Walling
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Miller
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Leung
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Leclerc
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Dragtakis
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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