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Case Reports
. 1992 Aug;68(2):218-20.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.68.8.218.

Propionibacterium acnes causing an aortic root abscess

S M Horner  1 , M F Sturridge, R H Swanton
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Propionibacterium acnes causing an aortic root abscess

S M Horner et al. Br Heart J. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

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.

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