Propionibacterium acnes causing perivalve abscess
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Paul Yc Lee; Tom Treasure; Michael J Martin
- Source
- Subject
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Propionibacterium acnes
Mitral valve
medicine
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infection
Abscess
Letters to the Editor
Gram-positive bacterial infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Prosthetic valve
biology
business.industry
Penicillin G
Endocarditis, Bacterial
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Aortic Valve
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
- Language
- English
A case of endocarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes associated with an aortic root abscess is presented. This supports the current opinion that aortic root abscesses are not necessarily associated with microorganisms of high virulence.