Fusobacterium necrophorum, an emerging pathogen of otogenic and paranasal infections?

Fusobacterium necrophorum is a rare causative agent of otitis and sinusitis. Most commonly known is the classic Lemièrre's syndrome of postanginal sepsis with suppurative thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein. We report five patients diagnosed recently with a complicated infection with F. necrop...

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Main Authors: D. Creemers-Schild, F. Gronthoud, L. Spanjaard, L.G. Visser, C.N.M. Brouwer, E.J. Kuijper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500480