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Actinomycosis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation despite penicillin prophylaxis
Author(s) -
Barraco F.,
LabussièreWallet H.,
Valour F.,
DucastelleLeprêtre S.,
Nicolini F.E.,
Thomas X.,
Ferry T.,
Dumitrescu O.,
Michallet M.,
Ader F.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12549
Subject(s) - medicine , penicillin , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , transplantation , actinomycosis , immunology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic and multifaceted disease caused by Actinomyces species frequently mimicking malignancy or other chronic granulomatous lung diseases. We report 4 original presentations of actinomycosis arising under supposed penicillin prophylaxis in allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients.
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