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Brief Report

A Case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis Presenting as Quadriceps Myositis

by
Angeline Reid
1,
Katerina Liew
1,
Peter Stride
1,*,
Robert Horvath
2,
Jonathan Hunter
1 and
Mostafa Seleem
1
1
University of Queensland School of Medicine, Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
2
Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(1), e14; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e14
Submission received: 12 October 2011 / Revised: 20 December 2011 / Accepted: 8 January 2012 / Published: 14 March 2012

Abstract

An 80 year old female was admitted with an eight week history of fever associated with painful swelling of her right thigh, and a long history of poor dentition. Culture of blood stained fluid aspirated from the abscess grew Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) sensitive to ampicillin and cephalosporins. Transoesophageal echocardiography indicated endocarditis. Four weeks treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and appropriate dental care was followed by full recovery.
Keywords: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; myositis; HACEK; endocarditis Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; myositis; HACEK; endocarditis

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Reid, A.; Liew, K.; Stride, P.; Horvath, R.; Hunter, J.; Seleem, M. A Case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis Presenting as Quadriceps Myositis. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e14. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e14

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Reid A, Liew K, Stride P, Horvath R, Hunter J, Seleem M. A Case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis Presenting as Quadriceps Myositis. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(1):e14. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e14

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Reid, Angeline, Katerina Liew, Peter Stride, Robert Horvath, Jonathan Hunter, and Mostafa Seleem. 2012. "A Case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis Presenting as Quadriceps Myositis" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 1: e14. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e14

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Reid, A., Liew, K., Stride, P., Horvath, R., Hunter, J., & Seleem, M. (2012). A Case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis Presenting as Quadriceps Myositis. Infectious Disease Reports, 4(1), e14. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e14

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