A Cavitary Pneumonia Caused by Leptotrichia species in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Section of Infectious Disease, VA Medical Center, USA
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(1), e24; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e24
Submission received: 31 October 2011
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Revised: 31 January 2012
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Accepted: 4 February 2012
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Published: 10 April 2012
Abstract
Leptotrichia species (LS) is an anaerobic Gram negative bacillus in the Bacteroidaceae 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 pneumonia caused by LS in an immunocompetent host.
Keywords:
Leptotrichia sp; cavitary pneumonia; immunocompetent patient
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Lo, T.S. A Cavitary Pneumonia Caused by Leptotrichia species in an Immunocompetent Patient. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e24. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e24
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Lo TS. A Cavitary Pneumonia Caused by Leptotrichia species in an Immunocompetent Patient. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(1):e24. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e24
Chicago/Turabian StyleLo, Tze Shien. 2012. "A Cavitary Pneumonia Caused by Leptotrichia species in an Immunocompetent Patient" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 1: e24. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e24
