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. 2013 Jul;152(7):379-80, 435.

[Rare infection--prolonged A. naeslundii bacteremia caused by severe caries]

[Article in Hebrew]
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[Rare infection--prolonged A. naeslundii bacteremia caused by severe caries]

[Article in Hebrew]
Said Abozaid et al. Harefuah. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Actinomyces is an anaerobic, gram positive, rod shape bacteria that doesn't create spores. Actinomyces is part of the mouth, intestines, vagina and upper respiratory system flora. The infection appears mostly on the face, neck, abdomen and pelvis in cases of mucosa injury and most common in immunosuppressed patients. The spread of Actinomyces through the blood system is rare. In this article we present a 9 year old male patient with no history of diseases who was diagnosed with prolonged bacteremia of A. naeslundii without specific infection excluding severe caries. Characterization of bacteria from the blood culture was performed by molecular biology and the patient was treated with Ampicillin and tooth extraction that led to the disappearance of the bacteremia.

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