Presence of Propionibacterium acnes in granulomas associates with a chronic disease course in Dutch sarcoidosis patients

Several studies demonstrated that Propionibacterium acnes may be involved in sarcoidosis pathogenesis. Presence of P. acnes was found in granulomas of the majority of Japanese sarcoidosis patients. However, presence of P. acnes in tissue has never been related to sarcoidosis phenotypes and clinical...

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Main Authors: Els Beijer, Kees Seldenrijk, Yoshinobu Eishi, Keisuke Uchida, Jan Damen, Jan C. Grutters, Marcel Veltkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-03-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/1/00486-2020.full