Pathogens
Propionibacterium acnes

Propionibacterium acnes

Susceptibilities

General Information

Anaerobic slow-growing gram positive bacillus.

Skin commensal, associated with acne.

  • Hardware/foreign body infections: 
    • Prosthetic joint infections
    • CNS device (i.e. VP shunt)
    • Nosocomial meningitis
  • Prosthetic valve endocarditis
  • Infection of pacemaker/ICD