Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections

We report the case of a 37-year-old previously healthy woman diagnosed with a breast abscess due to Propionibacterium avidum after breast reduction surgery. This case emphasizes the potential pathogenicity and morbidity associated with this commensal skin organism.

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Autores principales: Kritikos, A., Pagin, M., Borens, O., Voide, C., Orasch, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25830026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2014.12.001
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spelling pubmed-43548682015-03-31 Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections Kritikos, A. Pagin, M. Borens, O. Voide, C. Orasch, C. New Microbes New Infect Original Article We report the case of a 37-year-old previously healthy woman diagnosed with a breast abscess due to Propionibacterium avidum after breast reduction surgery. This case emphasizes the potential pathogenicity and morbidity associated with this commensal skin organism. Elsevier 2014-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4354868/ /pubmed/25830026 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2014.12.001 Text en © 2015 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections
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title_full Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections
title_fullStr Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections
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title_short Identification of Propionibacterium avidum from a breast abscess: an overlooked etiology of clinically significant infections
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25830026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2014.12.001
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