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Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease

We report on a case of bilateral lung consolidation and thoracic empyema caused by the periodontal pathogens Filifactor alocis and Campylobacter rectus in a patient with chronic dysphagia. This is the first report of Filifactor alocis causing infection at an extra-oral site.

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Autores principales: Gray, R.M., Vidwans, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100528
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spelling pubmed-64638132019-04-22 Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease Gray, R.M. Vidwans, M. New Microbes New Infect First Clinical Case Report We report on a case of bilateral lung consolidation and thoracic empyema caused by the periodontal pathogens Filifactor alocis and Campylobacter rectus in a patient with chronic dysphagia. This is the first report of Filifactor alocis causing infection at an extra-oral site. Elsevier 2019-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6463813/ /pubmed/31011426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100528 Text en © 2019 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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Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
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title_full Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
title_fullStr Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
title_full_unstemmed Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
title_short Mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of Filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
title_sort mixed anaerobic thoracic empyema: the first report of filifactor alocis causing extra-oral disease
topic First Clinical Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100528
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