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Quantification of the antibody response to Propionibacterium acnes in a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis: – a case report

BACKGROUND: The isolation of Propionibacterium acnes in blood cultures is often considered a contaminant. On rare occasions, P. acnes can cause severe infections, including endocarditis and intravascular prosthesis-associated infections. To evaluate the discrimination between a contaminant and a cli...

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Autores principales: Herren, T., Middendorp, M. A., Zbinden, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27126586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1522-2