Artritis séptica por Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
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Cerebral abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus.
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus was previously known as Haemophilus aphrophilus and is a rare cause of disease in humans. A recent reclassification of these organisms has placed them in the new genus of Aggregatibacter species. The organism seems to be a normal component of oral flora and has been reported to cause endocarditis, sinusitis, pneumonia, empyema, soft tissue abscess, meningitis, verteb...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1853-0605,0014-6722
DOI: 10.31053/1853.0605.v76.n1.20011