Septicemia due to Leptotrichia buccalis in an immuno-suppressed patient

Kohler, J.L.; Raoult, D.; Gallais, H.; Pons, M.; Peloux, Y.; Casanova, P.

La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 58(30-31): 1767-1768

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777
PMID: 6291160
Document Number: 184533
The authors report a case of septicemia due to Leptotrichia buccalis in a patient with underlying lymphatic leukemia. It is the second case reported in the literature. This observation shows, once again, that bacteria known as "non virulent" can exhibit pathogenicity in immunosuppressed patients.

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