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A Case of Actinomyces Prosthetic Hip Infection

Actinomyces is a species of gram-positive anaerobic commensal organisms found in the human oropharynx, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts, which most often are implicated in cervicofacial infections. Rarely do these organisms cause joint infections. We present the case of a 68-year-old man w...

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Autores principales: Redmond, Sarah N, Helms, Richard, Pensiero, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32789085
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9148