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Actinomyces Odontolyticus Bacteremia

2003; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 9; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid0912.020646

1080-6059

Lawrence A. Cone, M. M. Leung, Joel Hirschberg,

Infectious Disease Case Reports and Treatments

Abstract We describe two immunosuppressed female patients with fever and Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia, a combination documented once previously in an immunocompetent male patient. The patients were treated with doxycycline and clindamycin; these drugs, with β-lactams, are effective treatment for A. odontolyticus infections. Further instances of bacteremia may be expected in immunosuppressed patients.