Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans osteomyelitis in a 12 year old boy: case report emphasizing the importance of tissue culture, and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans most commonly causes periodontitis but has been reported to infect heart valves, soft tissue, brain and lungs, and distal bones. Osteomyelitis distal to the jaw is rarely described. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an unusual and rare case of chronic ost...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Ketaki, Mudgil, Poonam, Whitehall, John S., Gosbell, Iain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-017-0186-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-017-0186-0

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