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16121991

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Propionibacteria are known to play a part in postneurosurgical infections, primarily those involving ventricular shunts. Nevertheless, little is known about the association between dural allografts and propionibacterium infections. Two patients underwent craniotomy for supratentorial meningiomas and each received a dural allograft. Both patients subsequently presented with delayed epidural fluid collections several weeks after surgery. Propionibacterium species was cultured in samples from both patients. The allografts were removed and the patients were treated with appropriate antibiotic agents; one patient underwent an interval craniectomy. Both patients demonstrated neuroimaging and clinical improvement after surgery and antiobiotic therapy. These cases demonstrate the association of propionibacterium infections with dural allografts. Furthermore, in patients with latent and indolent infections, Propionibacterium spp. should be suspected and treated appropriately.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
182-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Propionibacterium infection associated with bovine pericardium dural allograft. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0338, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports