H. aphrophilus was isolated from 11 successively cultivated blood samples of a male (72) with a fatal atypical endocarditis. Identification and differential diagnosis from Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) actinomycetemcomitans was done on the basis of phenotypic characters of the microorganism.
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December 2024
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. Electronic address:
Infantile acute dacryocystitis is an acute inflammation of the lacrimal sac in infants. The most common pathogens are Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative rods. We report a case of infantile polymicrobial acute dacryocystitis.
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October 2024
Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel.
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April 2024
Departamento de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Fundación Sanatorio Güemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail:
Brain abscess is a focal suppurative process produced in most cases by bacterial agents. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is a gram-negative bacteria belonging to the HACEK group, which causes infective endocarditis, liver abscesses, among others. Brain abscesses secondary to this germ are rare and, in most cases, it is associated with contact with pets, poor dental hygiene or dental procedures.
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April 2024
Department of Clinical laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China.
Background: The HACEK group comprises spp., , , , and , are Gram-negative bacteria that are slow-growing and fastidious. These organisms are common causes of culture-negative endocarditis.
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December 2022
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutegrid.4714.6t, Huddinge, Sweden.
Growing evidence suggests that oral infections can modify the course of systemic diseases. To date, epidemiological data on microbial oral infections are scarce. Here, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the trend and microbial diversity in oral infection specimens referred for clinical microbiology analysis from 2010 to 2020.
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