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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep;90(9):e56.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.039180.

Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis on an annuloplasty ring in an adolescent boy

W Y Vanagt  1 , W J Daenen, T Delhaas
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Case Reports

Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis on an annuloplasty ring in an adolescent boy

W Y Vanagt et al. Heart. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

Propionibacterium acnes, a constituent of the human cutaneous flora, infected both the native mitral valve and a Carpentier mitral annuloplasty ring in an adolescent patient. In the case of culture negative endocarditis, the incubation period of blood cultures should be prolonged to identify this pathogen.

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