Abstract |
We describe a 35-year-old man with disseminated actinomycosis due to Actinomyces meyeri and treated successfully with penicillin. To our knowledge this is the first case report of a generalized infection due to this species, involving lung, intra- and retroperitoneal organs.
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Authors | H U Marty, J Wüst |
Journal | Infection
(Infection)
1989 May-Jun
Vol. 17
Issue 3
Pg. 154-5
ISSN: 0300-8126 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 2737757
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Actinomyces
(isolation & purification)
- Actinomycosis
(drug therapy, etiology, microbiology)
- Adult
- Humans
- Male
- Penicillins
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
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