A cavitary pneumonia caused by leptotrichia species in an immunocompetent patient

<em>Leptotrichia species </em>(LS) is an anaerobic Gram negative bacillus in the <em>Bacteroidaceae</em> family and part of the normal human oral flora. It is rarely pathogenic, but occasionally causes diseases in immunocompromised hosts. I am reporting a case of cavitary pne...

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Main Author: Tze Shien Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/3901