Propionibacterium acnes

"Propionibacterium acnes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A bacteria isolated from normal skin, intestinal contents, wounds, blood, pus, and soft tissue abscesses. It is a common contaminant of clinical specimens, presumably from the skin of patients or attendants.

Descriptor ID

D011425

MeSH Number(s)

B03.510.024.049.600.600.600

B03.510.460.400.400.600.600.600

Concept/Terms

Propionibacterium acnes

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Propionibacterium acnes".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Propionibacteriaceae [B03.510.024.049.600]
Propionibacterium [B03.510.024.049.600.600]
Propionibacterium acnes [B03.510.024.049.600.600.600]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular [B03.510.460.400.400]
Propionibacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.400.600]
Propionibacterium [B03.510.460.400.400.600.600]
Propionibacterium acnes [B03.510.460.400.400.600.600.600]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Propionibacterium acnes" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Propionibacterium acnes" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 34 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	1	2	3
2018	2	1	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	4	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Propionibacterium acnes" by people in Profiles.

A highly antigenic fragment within the zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum Gp900 glycoprotein (Domain 3) is absent in human restricted Cryptosporidium species. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0287997.

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Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? An update. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Sep; 32(9):1924-1928.

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Biological Evaluation of the Antibacterial Retinoid CD437 in Cutibacterium acnes Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 04 18; 67(4):e0167922.

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In Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Preoperative Washes with Benzyl Peroxide, with or without Clindamycin, Reduced Skin Cutibacterium acnes Colonization Compared with pHisoHex Before Skin Preparation and Draping but Not During Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 02 15; 105(4):322.

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An Enhanced Understanding of Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection with Next-Generation Sequencing: A Multicenter Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 09 07; 104(17):1523-1529.

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Delayed perihepatic abscess caused by Cutibacterium acnes following right partial hepatectomy. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Apr 12; 15(4).

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Propionibacterium acnes-associated Delayed-onset Pseudophakic Endophthalmitis. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2022 Apr 01; 62(2):145-156.

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Two Cases of Cutibacterium acnes (C acnes) Endophthalmitis Manifesting With Unusual Epiretinal Deposits. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2022 03; 53(3):164-167.

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Yin and Yang of skin microbiota in "swimmer acne". Exp Dermatol. 2022 06; 31(6):899-905.

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Anatomy promotes neutral coexistence of strains in the human skin microbiome. Cell Host Microbe. 2022 02 09; 30(2):171-182.e7.

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