title: Propionibacterium acnes chest infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease: case reports.
abstract: Antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) has decreased the prevalence of infections, but uncommon microorganisms are being observed more frequently. Propionibacterium acnes, a saprophyte of the skin, is generally not involved in infections other than acne. Two cases of P. acnes extracutaneous infections in teenagers with CGD are reported.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Immunologie et Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bourdeaut
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quartier
authors.forename: Groob
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alkaer
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Jean-Laurent
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanche
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology*