Cervical spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
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Cerebral abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus.
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus was previously known as Haemophilus aphrophilus and is a rare cause of disease in humans. A recent reclassification of these organisms has placed them in the new genus of Aggregatibacter species. The organism seems to be a normal component of oral flora and has been reported to cause endocarditis, sinusitis, pneumonia, empyema, soft tissue abscess, meningitis, verteb...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47614-0