Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1964 · 60 citations · 3 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisAntimicrobial TherapyBacterial Infection ProcessesBacterial InfectionsBacterial PathologyInfective EndocarditisTreatment Of EndocarditisComplicated EndocarditisInfectious EndocarditisPenicillin ProphylaxisUncomplicated Endocarditis
A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans followed dental extraction under penicillin cover. Isolation of the organism was only achieved by incubating blood cultures in a CO(2)-enriched atmosphere. The patient was successfully treated with streptomycin.
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