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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundFusobacterium nucleatum is a common oral symbiotic flora that can cause respiratory tract, oral nervous system, obstetric and skin infections. Fusobacterium nucleatum infections are mostly caused by aspiration.
Yue Sun +6 more
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and etiology of such infections are little studied.
Ruben Dyrhovden +16 more
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A genome-led study on the pathogenesis of Fusobacterium necrophorum infections.
Gene, 2022 Fusobacterium necrophorum causes a range of mild to life threatening infections and there is uncertainty in terms of diagnosis and treatment due to the lack of knowledge on their pathogenic mechanisms. This study characterised genomes of F.
Gary Thapa +5 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Background: Fusobacterium necrophorum is an anaerobic Gram-negative bacterium that can lead to opportunistic infections, including Lemierre's syndrome and less common presentations of metastatic diseases.
Xiaoqiang Zhang +7 more
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Typing of Fusobacterium necrophorum Strains Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Based Methods [PDF]
Infection, Epidemiology and Microbiology, 2016 Background: Fusobacterium necrophorum as a non-spore-forming Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus is an important human and animal pathogen. It may cause severe systemic infections (Lemierre's syndrome) and some other infections. The aim of this study was to
Ahmad Rahmati
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Pylephlebitis With Concomitant Fusobacterium Bacteremia: Lemierre's Syndrome Variant of the Gut
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 Pylephlebitis is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infections, and Fusobacterium, traditionally associated with thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, is an extremely rare causative organism.
Mackenzie R. Barker, Mahmoud Khreis
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Lemierre syndrome causing empyema and pulmonary embolism: A reemerging disease from a bygone era?
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Long considered a “forgotten disease” of a bygone era, the apparent reemergence of Lemierre syndrome highlights the need for awareness of this rare condition to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
Shalvin Singh Jassal +2 more
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Gut Pathogens, 2023 Background Fusobacterium nucleatum is a one of the most important anaerobic opportunistic pathogens in the oral and intestinal tracts of human and animals.
Qianhui Zhu +5 more
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More Than Just a Periodontal Pathogen –the Research Progress on Fusobacterium nucleatum
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common oral opportunistic bacterium that can cause different infections. In recent years, studies have shown that F. nucleatum is enriched in lesions in periodontal diseases, halitosis, dental pulp infection, oral cancer, and
Yuanxin Chen +9 more
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An unusual case of abdominal pain and splenomegaly in a paediatric patient
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Fusobacterium species are members of the oral microbiota and have been found to cause a wide spectrum of opportunistic infections. We describe the case of a previously healthy teenager with a large splenic abscess secondary to Fusobacterium nucleatum ...
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