Open AccessPharyngeal and peritonsillar abscess due to Leclercia adecarboxylata in an immunocompetant patient
Author(s) -
Rishi Bali,
Parveen Sharma,
Komal Gupta,
Saurabh Nagrath
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2651
Subject(s) - peritonsillar abscess , medicine , head and neck , abscess , surgery
Leclercia adecarboxylata was isolated in pure culture from a peritonsillar and lateral pharyngeal abscess in an immunocompetent host. To our knowledge, this is the first case of infection caused by this microorganism being found in an odontogenic area of the head and neck.
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