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Descriptor English: Propionibacterium acnes
Descriptor Spanish: Propionibacterium acnes
Descriptor Propionibacterium acnes
Entry term(s) Corynebacterium acnes
Corynebacterium parvum
Scope note: Bacteria aislada de la piel normal, el contenido intestinal, heridas, sangre, pus, y abscesos de tejidos blandos. Es un contaminante común de las muestras clínicas, presumiblemente de la piel de pacientes o de sus acompañantes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Propionibacterium acnes
Descriptor French: Propionibacterium acnes
Entry term(s): Corynebacterium acnes
Corynebacterium parvum
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.990.600.600
B03.510.460.400.400.600.600.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011425
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Corynebacterium (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 76; CORYNEBACTERIUM ACNES & CORYNEBACTERIUM PARVUM were see under CORYNEBACTERIUM 1975
Online Note: use PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES to search CORYNEBACTERIUM ACNES & CORYNEBACTERIUM PARVUM 1975; use CORYNEBACTERIUM 1972-74
History Note: 76; CORYNEBACTERIUM ACNES & CORYNEBACTERIUM PARVUM were see under CORYNEBACTERIUM 1972-75 (Provs 1972-74)
Entry Version: PROPIONIBACT ACNES
DeCS ID: 11857
Unique ID: D011425
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/21
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Propionibacterium acnes - Preferred
Concept UI M0017762
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Propionibacterium acnes
Entry term(s) Corynebacterium acnes
Corynebacterium parvum



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