Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in two patients with acute myelogenous leukemia

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作者
Bhally, HS [1 ]
Lema, C [1 ]
Romagnoli, M [1 ]
Borek, A [1 ]
Wakefield, T [1 ]
Carroll, KC [1 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Med Inst, Div Med Microbiol, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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10.1016/j.anaerobe.2005.04.001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 [微生物学]; 100705 [微生物与生化药学];
摘要
Leptotrichia buccalis is rarely implicated in systemic disease. We report two patients with clinically significant L. buccalis bacteremia which developed during the neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy. Based upon our experience, L. buccalis bacteremia should be considered in certain high-risk immunocompromised patients with mucositis and/or gingivitis. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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