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Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: ACTINOBACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNICS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOMYCIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION
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Year: 1964 PMID: 14207783 PMCID: PMC480805 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.17.5.511
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411