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Invasive Propionibacterium acnes infections in a non-selective patient cohort: clinical manifestations, management and outcome
Ist Teil von
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 2015-03, Vol.34 (3), p.527-534
Ort / Verlag
Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
Quelle
SpringerLink
Beschreibungen/Notizen
An increasing number of reports suggest that
Propionibacterium acnes
can cause serious invasive infections. Currently, only limited data exist regarding the spectrum of invasive
P. acnes
infections. We conducted a non-selective cohort study at a tertiary hospital in the UK over a 9-year-period (2003–2012) investigating clinical manifestations, risk factors, management, and outcome of invasive
P. acnes
infections. Forty-nine cases were identified; the majority were neurosurgical infections and orthopaedic infections (
n
= 28 and
n
= 15 respectively). Only 2 cases had no predisposing factors; all neurosurgical and 93.3 % of orthopaedic cases had a history of previous surgery and/or trauma. Foreign material was in situ at the infection site in 59.3 % and 80.0 % of neurosurgical and orthopaedic cases respectively. All neurosurgical and orthopaedic cases required one or more surgical interventions to treat
P. acnes
infection, with or without concomitant antibiotic therapy; the duration of antibiotic therapy was significantly longer in the group of orthopaedic cases (median 53 vs 19 days;
p
= 0.0025). All tested
P. acnes
isolates were susceptible to penicillin, ampicillin and chloramphenicol; only 1 was clindamycin-resistant. Neurosurgical and orthopaedic infections account for the majority of invasive
P. acnes
infections. Most cases have predisposing factors, including previous surgery and/or trauma; spontaneous infections are rare. Foreign material is commonly present at the site of infection, indicating that the pathogenesis of invasive
P. acnes
infections likely involves biofilm formation. Since invasive
P. acnes
infections are associated with considerable morbidity, further studies are needed to establish effective prevention and optimal treatment strategies.