An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature

Clostridium subterminale is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium usually associated with infections in patients who are immunocompromised. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of a multifascial space odontogenic infection associated with the bacterial isolate Clostridium subterminale. The...

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Autores principales: Davis, Karin, Gill, Danielle, Mouton, Charles P., Southerland, Janet, Halpern, Leslie
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Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6011146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.03.009
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author Davis, Karin
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Southerland, Janet
Halpern, Leslie
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description Clostridium subterminale is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium usually associated with infections in patients who are immunocompromised. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of a multifascial space odontogenic infection associated with the bacterial isolate Clostridium subterminale. The management of an odontogenic infection associated with an isolate of Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent female is described, as well as a review of the literature.
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spelling pubmed-60111462018-06-25 An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature Davis, Karin Gill, Danielle Mouton, Charles P. Southerland, Janet Halpern, Leslie IDCases Article Clostridium subterminale is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium usually associated with infections in patients who are immunocompromised. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of a multifascial space odontogenic infection associated with the bacterial isolate Clostridium subterminale. The management of an odontogenic infection associated with an isolate of Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent female is described, as well as a review of the literature. Elsevier 2018-03-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6011146/ /pubmed/29942744 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.03.009 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Davis, Karin
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An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_full An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_short An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_sort unusual odontogenic infection due to clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.03.009
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