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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Autores principales: Chung, Soie, Kim, Jun Sik, Seo, Sang Won, Ra, Eun Kyung, Joo, Sei-Ick, Kim, So Yeon, Park, Sung Sup, Kim, Eui-Chong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2011
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Clinical Microbiology
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

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