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A Case of Brain Abscess Caused by Propionibacterium acnes 13 Months after Neurosurgery and Confirmed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Propionibacterium acnes is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus and a normal inhabitant of the skin. Although it is often considered a contaminant of blood cultures, it can occasionally cause serious infections, including postoperative central nervous system infections. Here, we report the case of a 7...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21474989 http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.2.122 |