TY - JOUR
T1 - De Novo meningitis caused by Propionibacterium acnes in a patient with metastatic melanoma
AU - Burnham, Jason P.
AU - Thomas, Benjamin S.
AU - Trevino, Sergio E.
AU - McElvania TeKippe, Erin
AU - Burnham, Carey Ann D
AU - Kuhlmann, F. Matthew
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Propionibacterium acnes is a known cause of postneurosurgical meningitis; however, it is rarely implicated in de novo meningitis. Herein we report a case of a 49-year-old male with de novo meningitis caused by P. acnes with metastatic melanoma as the only identified risk factor for his infection.
AB - Propionibacterium acnes is a known cause of postneurosurgical meningitis; however, it is rarely implicated in de novo meningitis. Herein we report a case of a 49-year-old male with de novo meningitis caused by P. acnes with metastatic melanoma as the only identified risk factor for his infection.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02755-13
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02755-13
M3 - Article
C2 - 24478417
AN - SCOPUS:84897125397
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 52
SP - 1290
EP - 1293
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 4
ER -