RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Propionibacterium acnes. A cause of pneumatocele associated pneumonia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1127
OP 1129
VO 26
IS 7
A1 Al-Mazrou, Abdulrahman M.
YR 2005
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/26/7/1127.abstract
AB Propionibacterium acnes is a normal inhabitant of the skin and mucosal surfaces and is rarely identified as a cause of significant infection. Reports of chest infections by this organism are limited. We report a case of pneumatocele-associated pneumonia caused by this organism and review the literature.