Periodontitis-associated septic pulmonary embolism caused by Actinomyces species identified by anaerobic culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: a case report

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is a less common but important cause of septic pulmonary embolism (SPE). However, the pathogens causing periodontal disease-associated SPE (PD-SPE) have been poorly understood. Actinomyces species are resident microbiota in the oral cavity. Here we report a case of PD...

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Autores principales: Endo, Shun, Mishima, Eikan, Takeuchi, Yoichi, Ohi, Takashi, Ishida, Masatsugu, Yanai, Masaru, Kiyomoto, Hideyasu, Nagasawa, Tasuku, Ito, Sadayoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26626753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1286-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26626753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1286-0

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