Pacemaker-induced endocarditis due to Propionibacterium acnes

Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Dec;27(6):1541-2. doi: 10.1086/517745.

Authors

A G Chua¹, J Ding, P E Schoch, B A Cunha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.

PMID: 9868683
DOI: 10.1086/517745

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Endocarditis / etiology*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Propionibacterium acnes* / isolation & purification
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology