title: Prosthetic valve with infective endocarditis caused by Propionibacterium avidum. A case report.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit - Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Barcelona, Societat Cooperativa d'Instal·lacions Assistencials Sanitàries (SCIAS), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loureiro-Amigo
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Hospital de Barcelona, SCIAS, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hospital de Barcelona, SCIAS, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit - Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Barcelona, Societat Cooperativa d'Instal·lacions Assistencials Sanitàries (SCIAS), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: yolandameije@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meije
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000379:methods; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence