Fusobacterium and Colorectal Cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2018 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and its pathogenesis has been extensively explored over the past decades. Recently, microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract have emerged as potential etiological agents. In particular,
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Correction to "Intratumoral <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> Drives Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Enrichment and Immune Exclusion in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma". [PDF]
Ann Gastroenterol SurgAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
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Fusobacterium nucleatum and cancer [PDF]
Periodontology 2000, 2022 AbstractAccumulating evidence demonstrates that the oral pathobiont Fusobacterium nucleatum is involved in the progression of an increasing number of tumors types. Thus far, the mechanisms underlying tumor exacerbation by F. nucleatum include the enhancement of proliferation, establishment of a tumor‐promoting immune environment, induction of ...
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Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum Is a Synonym for Fusobacterium varium [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1993 DNA-DNA hybridization studies (with the S1 nuclease method [J. L. Johnson, Methods Microbiol. 18:33-74, 1985]) were performed on members of the genus Fusobacterium. Fusobacterium varium ATCC 8501Tshowed 88 and 79% DNA homology with F. pseudonecrophorum JCM 3722Tand JCM 3723, respectively, while F.
G. D. BAILEY, D. N. LOVE
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An atypical case of Lemierre syndrome following oropharyngeal infection [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2018 Lemierre syndrome is characterized by anaerobic bacterial infection in the head and neck and clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis.
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Fusobacterium Liver Abscess [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013 <i>Fusobacterium</i> is well characterized as an oropharyngeal pathogen that may induce a septic thrombophlebitis by direct extension of abscess into an adjacent neck vessel (Lemierre's syndrome); its potential for visceral abscess formation, however, remains under-recognized.
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Cryptogenic Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an Immunocompetent Patient
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 In this case, a 76-year-old female presented with 3–4 days of fever with no other localizing signs. Notably, she had had an untreated Fusobacterium bacteraemia approximately 8 weeks prior to admission. She underwent abdominal imaging which demonstrated a
Neeraja Swaminathan, Francisco Aguilar
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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Virulent Factor FadA among Ulcerative Colitis Precancerous and Colorectal Carcinoma Patients in the Iraqi Kurdish Population [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Fusobacterium nucleatum is considered one of the main risk factors that play a key role in the promotion and progression of colorectal carcinoma. The main goal of this study is to find out the association between the prevalence of various subtypes of ...
H. J Taher, F. H Kamel
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Lemierre Syndrome: A Meta-analysis
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020 Introduction Lemierre syndrome, or postpharyngitis anaerobic sepsis, is an infrequent but life-threatening infection that often involves thrombosis of the internal jugular vein.
Mitchell R. Gore
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Actinomycosis with Fusobacterium empyema
BMJ Case Reports, 2023 Actinomyces, are gram-positive, non-spore forming anaerobic or microaerophilic species. Empyema due to actinomycosis is relatively rare and can be difficult to diagnose as the presenting symptoms may be indolent and the micro-organism may be difficult to culture.
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