Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteraemia associated with cervical and mediastinal abscesses in an immunocompetent patient: First reported case in Qatar

<p dir="ltr">The Actinomyces bacteria are associated with cervicothoracic disease in immunocompromised patients; however, Actinomyces odontolyticus cervical infection with extensive spread to the mediastinum in a previously healthy patient was not reported before in Qatar. The patien...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Almurtada Razok (12204854) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Maisa Ali (4808649) (author), Loai Aker (17128867) (author), Hisham Ziglam (14777266) (author)
منشور في: 2022
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الملخص:<p dir="ltr">The Actinomyces bacteria are associated with cervicothoracic disease in immunocompromised patients; however, Actinomyces odontolyticus cervical infection with extensive spread to the mediastinum in a previously healthy patient was not reported before in Qatar. The patient underwent drainage of collections in synchrony with intravenous antibiotics and recovered with an excellent outcome.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: New Microbes and New Infections<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100956" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100956</a></p>