Bacteremia after chewing in a patient with severe chronic periodontitis and diabetes mellitus type 2: A brief report

This study evaluated systemic bacteremia caused by chewing in a 42-year-old male with chronic severe periodontitis and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli were detected by culture, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis b...

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Main Authors: Hilana Paula Carillo Artese, Priscila Larcher Longo, Dione Kawamoto, Giovane Hisse Gomes, Márcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624517300138