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Abstract
A case of extensive Actinomyces naeslundii infection in a globally retarded patient is reported. To our knowledge, this uncommon Actinomyces species has not previously been described as a cause of widespread disease. Mental retardation and thoracic scoliosis were identified as features predisposing to infection.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3611322 PMCID: PMC269208 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.7.1327-1329.1987
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948