Arcanobacterium haemolyticum associated with pyothorax: case report
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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum associated with pyothorax: case report
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum has an established role in the etiology of human pharyngitis. There are increasing reports of systemic infections caused by this organism. From India, we report the first case of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum causing pyothorax in an immunocompetent adolescent male patient. The probable mode of infection is also discussed. The role of A. hemolyticum as an animal patho...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-5-68