title: Propionibacterium acnes biofilm endocarditis requiring radical cardiac debridement and prosthetic valve replacements.
authors: Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: Andrei M
authors: AM
authors: Beliaev
authors: Department of Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: Sally A
authors: SA
authors: Roberts
authors: Department of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Pemberton
authors: Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Haydock
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018441:Biofilms; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000502:physiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins