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. 1987 Feb;25(2):251–254. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.2.251-254.1987

Propionibacterium acnes osteomyelitis: case report and review of the literature.

R C Noble, S B Overman
PMCID: PMC265877  PMID: 3818921

Abstract

Propionibacterium acnes, a part of the skin flora, caused vertebral osteomyelitis in a man who had recently undergone a microdiskectomy. The identifying characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility pattern are presented for this unusual human pathogen. The relationship of P. acnes to bone infection is summarized for the first time. A typical patient with P. acnes osteomyelitis is an adult male who has had prior surgery. Most patients respond favorably to prolonged antibiotic therapy.

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