Ventricular patch endocarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes: advantages of gallium scanning.
Propionibacterium acnes is a weakly pathogenic commensal of the skin. When isolated from blood cultures it is often considered a contaminant. However, P. acnes may be responsible for severe infections and its role in certain cases of infectious endocarditis has now been definitely established.(1) We report a case of endocarditis due to P. acnes stemming from a ventricular patch and revealed by a gallium 67 scan.
Vandenbos
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales - Hôpital de l'Archet 1 CHU Nice, France. vandenbosf@aol.com
Roger
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Mondain-Miton
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V
Dunais
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B
Fouché
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Kreitmann
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Carles
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D
Migneco
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O
Dellamonica
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D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals