Cutibacterium acnes
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Cutibacterium acnes
Background
Microbiology
- Facultative aerobic, Gram-positive bacillus
- Slow-growing
- Commensalism skin flora
Clinical Manifestations
- A member of normal skin flora
- Associated with acne (hence the name)
- Possible association with sarcoidosis (found in bronchoalveolar lavage)
- Can cause prosthetic shoulder infections, and other hardware infections
Management
- Can be treated with penicillin, ceftriaxone, clindamycin, and vancomycin
References
- ^ John K. Crane, Donald W. Hohman, Scott R. Nodzo, Thomas R. Duquin. Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes Isolates from Shoulder Surgery. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2013;57(7):3424-3426. doi:10.1128/aac.00463-13.
