Thoracic Vertebral Actinomycosis:Actinomyces israeliiandFusobacterium nucleatum | Zendy

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Thoracic Vertebral Actinomycosis:Actinomyces israeliiandFusobacterium nucleatum

Author(s) -

Hitoshi Honda,

Matthew J. Bankowski,

Eric H. Kajioka,

Nalurporn Chokrungvara,

Wesley Kim,

Scott T. Gallacher

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01706-07

Subject(s) - actinomyces israelii , actinomycosis , fusobacterium nucleatum , actinomyces , fusobacterium , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , bacteria , bacteroides , genetics , periodontitis , porphyromonas gingivalis

Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.

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