Clinical Significance of Propionibacterium acnes Recovered from Blood Cultures: Analysis of 524 Episodes

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作者
Park, Hyun Jung [1 ]
Na, Shin [1 ]
Park, Seong Yeon [1 ]
Moon, Song Mi [1 ]
Cho, Oh-Hyun [1 ]
Park, Ki-Ho [1 ]
Chong, Yong Pil [1 ]
Kim, Sung-Han [1 ]
Lee, Sang-Oh [1 ]
Kim, Yang Soo [1 ]
Woo, Jun Hee [1 ]
Kim, Mi-Na [2 ]
Choi, Sang-Ho [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Asan Med Ctr, Dept Infect Dis, Seoul 138736, South Korea
[2] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Asan Med Ctr, Dept Lab Med, Seoul 138736, South Korea
关键词
ANAEROBIC BACTEREMIA; ENDOCARDITIS; INFECTIONS; ARTHRITIS; CHILDREN;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.01842-10
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Of 522 patients with Propionibacterium acnes bacteremia (PAB), 18 (3.5%) had clinically significant PAB. Of these 18 patients, 10 (55.6%) had hospital-acquired bacteremia and 6 (33.3%) had undergone invasive procedures before development of PAB. One patient with a ventricular septal defect presented with infective endocarditis. After the exclusion of 1 patient whose outcome was not available, the overall mortality rate was 5.9% (1/17).
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页码:1598 / 1601
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