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• Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes isolated from acne patients attending dermatology clinics in Europe, the U.S.A., Japan and Australia.

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• Antibiotics for the eradication of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in surgical infection.

  Bayston R, Nuradeen B, Ashraf W, Freeman BJ. Bayston R, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Dec;60(6):1298-301. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm408. Epub 2007 Oct 24. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007. PMID: 17959732
• Role of rifampin against Propionibacterium acnes biofilm in vitro and in an experimental foreign-body infection model.

  Furustrand Tafin U, Corvec S, Betrisey B, Zimmerli W, Trampuz A. Furustrand Tafin U, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Apr;56(4):1885-91. doi: 10.1128/AAC.05552-11. Epub 2012 Jan 17. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012. PMID: 22252806 Free PMC article.
• In vitro emergence of rifampicin resistance in Propionibacterium acnes and molecular characterization of mutations in the rpoB gene.

  Furustrand Tafin U, Trampuz A, Corvec S. Furustrand Tafin U, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Mar;68(3):523-8. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks428. Epub 2012 Oct 31. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013. PMID: 23115111
• Antimicrobial susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes isolates from shoulder surgery.

  Crane JK, Hohman DW, Nodzo SR, Duquin TR. Crane JK, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jul;57(7):3424-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00463-13. Epub 2013 Apr 29. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013. PMID: 23629711 Free PMC article.
• Propionibacterium acnes: an underestimated pathogen in implant-associated infections.

  Portillo ME, Corvec S, Borens O, Trampuz A. Portillo ME, et al. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:804391. doi: 10.1155/2013/804391. Epub 2013 Nov 6. Biomed Res Int. 2013. PMID: 24308006 Free PMC article. Review.
• Propionibacterium acnes, an emerging pathogen: from acne to implant-infections, from phylotype to resistance.

  Aubin GG, Portillo ME, Trampuz A, Corvec S. Aubin GG, et al. Med Mal Infect. 2014 Jun;44(6):241-50. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Mar 20. Med Mal Infect. 2014. PMID: 24656842 Review.
• Antibiotic susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes isolated from orthopaedic implant-associated infections.

  Khassebaf J, Hellmark B, Davidsson S, Unemo M, Nilsdotter-Augustinsson Å, Söderquist B. Khassebaf J, et al. Anaerobe. 2015 Apr;32:57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.12.006. Epub 2014 Dec 23. Anaerobe. 2015. PMID: 25541476
• Occurrence and new mutations involved in rifampicin-resistant Propionibacterium acnes strains isolated from biofilm or device-related infections.

  Furustrand Tafin U, Aubin GG, Eich G, Trampuz A, Corvec S. Furustrand Tafin U, et al. Anaerobe. 2015 Aug;34:116-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 May 18. Anaerobe. 2015. PMID: 25999299
• Anaerobic prosthetic joint infection.

  Shah NB, Tande AJ, Patel R, Berbari EF. Shah NB, et al. Anaerobe. 2015 Dec;36:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.08.003. Epub 2015 Sep 1. Anaerobe. 2015. PMID: 26341272 Review.