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Bad news itself or just the messenger? The high mortality of Fusobacterium spp. infections is related to disseminated malignancy and other comorbidities
BACKGROUND: Fusobacterium species are pleomorphic, obligate anaerobic gram-negative bacilli. They are difficult to culture and grow slowly. If antibiotic treatment is initiated prior to blood cultures, the bacteria might evade detection. This is a comprehensive report on mortality in non-bacteraemia...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864827/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27171316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ecrj.v3.30287 |