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

AUTOR(ES)

Noble, R C

RESUMO

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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