Bacteremia caused by Actinomyces

Authors

  • Raúl Salazar Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Perú
  • José María Guevara Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel Alcides Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Vilma Béjar Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel Alcides Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Armando Godoy Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel Alcides Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v58i2.4709

Keywords:

Bacteremia, Actinomyces

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-years-old woman who complains fever, headache, malaise and weakness, with a history of tooth extraction five days before the onset of this symptoms. On laboratory samples, Actinomyces israelii was isolated from her blood culture. We suggest that, although bacteremia caused by this organism is uncommon, it should be take in account, specially in febrile patients who were underwent an odontologic procedure.

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Published

1997-06-16

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (1997)

Section

Reporte de Casos

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Copyright (c) 1997 Raúl Salazar, José María Guevara, Vilma Béjar, Armando Godoy

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Salazar R, Guevara JM, Béjar V, Godoy A. Bacteremia caused by Actinomyces. An Fac med [Internet]. 1997 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];58(2):147-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4709