Title of article :
Bacteremia Due to Actinomyces naeslundii in a T cell Lymphoma Child; a Case Report
Author/Authors :
Norouzi، Fatemeh نويسنده Microbiology Department, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran , , Aminshahidi، Maneli نويسنده Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, IR Iran , , Heidari ، Behzad نويسنده Department of Internal Medicine, Ruhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , , Farshad، Shohreh نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 21 سال 2013
Pages :
3
From page :
306
To page :
308
Abstract :
Actinomyces naeslundii is one of the normal flora of human oral cavities and is associated with oral plaque. This organism is not virulent and is recognized as a saprophyte organism however it seems that the identification of a primary or secondary immunosuppressant plays a critical role in the etiology of bacteremia. That is, whether A. naeslundii is the causative agent of malignancy or not needs further studies in future. We report a case of A. naeslundii bacteremia in an 11 year-old boy with persistent fever for two weeks prior hospital admission. He was finally diagnosed with malignant T cell lymphoma. Isolation of this bacterium from the blood culture of our patient can serve as an important warning indicating that incuriosity about fastidious and not easily grown bacteria isolated from clinical samples may lead to misinterpretation and misdiagnosis.
Journal title :
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (JJM)
Serial Year :
2013
Journal title :
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (JJM)
Record number :
883893
Link To Document :
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