Peculiar Case of Brain Abscess Caused by Propionibacterium acnes in an Immunocompetent Individual Without Prior Neurosurgical Intervention: A Case Report and Literature Review

Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a slow-growing, anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that commonly colonizes the skin and is a rare cause of CNS infections. It was previously viewed as a culture contaminant but is now recognized to infrequently cause indolent cases of CNS infections. It is even m...

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Autores principales: Tahir, Muhammad, Vansant, Mary, Elkadi, Osama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37724199
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43647

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37724199
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43647

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