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Propionibacterium Acnes Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Unsuitable Leg Shaving. Importance of Specific Recommendations to Reduce Prosthetic Contamination

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Daniel Grandmougin, Mazen Elfarra , Maria-Christina Delolme ,Olivier Bouchot, Christine Selton-Suty , Olivier Huttin , Hugues Blangy, Fabrice Vanhuyse, Nicolas Laurent,Yhua Liu, JeanPierre Villemot, Thierry Folliguet and Juan-Pablo Maureira

 Propionibacterium Acnes Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Unsuitable Leg Shaving. Importance of Specific Recommendations to Reduce Prosthetic Contamination

Introduction: Propionibaterium acnes (PA) is a bacteria associated with Acnes vulgaris and considered to have a low level of virulence. However, it has been involved in rare cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis whose diagnosis remains difficult. The origin of the prosthetic valve contamination is usually unclear. Extensive tissular damages characterize PA endocarditis. Methods and Results: We report the rare case of a PA ... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000204

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