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Li-Geng T, Geraci TC, Narula N, Zervou FN, Prasad PJ, Decano AG, Sterling S, Zacharioudakis IM. Recognizing Cutibacterium acnes as a cause of infectious pericarditis: A case report and review of literature. Anaerobe 2021; 69:102359. [PMID: 33771686 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Cutibacterium acnes is an anaerobic bacterium commonly thought of as a culture contaminant rather than a pathogen. We present a case of Cutibacterium acnes pericarditis in a 22-year-old immunocompetent woman managed with surgical pericardial window and a 4-week course of penicillin G and review related literature on Cutibacterium acnes pericarditis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tony Li-Geng
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Navneet Narula
- Department of Pathology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Fainareti N Zervou
- Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Prithiv J Prasad
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Arnold G Decano
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Stephanie Sterling
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
| | - Ioannis M Zacharioudakis
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
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