A discrepant presentation of bacteremia in the emergency department linked to a Fusobacterium nucleatum infection: a case report
Abstract Background Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic bacterium mainly responsible for acute or chronic infection of the ear, nose, and throat, potentially bacteremic with a risk of extraoral metastatic infection. Bacteremia occurs mainly in the elderly or in immunodeficient individuals, with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03208-3 |