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A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis
Actinomyces viscosus is an oral bacterium that is rarely virulent in humans, with most case presentations involving dental and maxillofacial infections. We describe the first reported case of A. viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis in a patient who had a significant response to penicillin after minimal...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7517648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983847 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-39-2020 |
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| author | Grach, Stephanie L. Tande, Aaron J. |
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| description | Actinomyces viscosus is an oral bacterium that is rarely virulent in humans, with most case presentations involving dental and maxillofacial infections. We describe the first reported case of A. viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis in a patient who had a significant response to penicillin after minimal response to cephalosporin therapy. |
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| spelling | pubmed-75176482020-09-25 A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis Grach, Stephanie L. Tande, Aaron J. J Bone Jt Infect Case Report Actinomyces viscosus is an oral bacterium that is rarely virulent in humans, with most case presentations involving dental and maxillofacial infections. We describe the first reported case of A. viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis in a patient who had a significant response to penicillin after minimal response to cephalosporin therapy. Copernicus GmbH 2020-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7517648/ /pubmed/32983847 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-39-2020 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Stephanie L. Grach and Aaron J. Tande This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Case Report Grach, Stephanie L. Tande, Aaron J. A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title | A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title_full | A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title_fullStr | A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title_short | A sticky situation: a case of Actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title_sort | sticky situation: a case of actinomyces viscosus vertebral osteomyelitis |
| topic | Case Report |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7517648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983847 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-39-2020 |
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