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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Fusobacterium necrophorum Provides Insights into Conserved Virulence Genes [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Fusobacterium necrophorum is a Gram-negative, filamentous anaerobe prevalent in the mucosal flora of animals and humans. It causes necrotic infections in cattle, resulting in a substantial economic impact on the cattle industry.
Prabha K Bista, Chayan Roy, Joy Scaria
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A case report of liver abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in immunocompetent patient and review of the literature [PDF]

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, Jiyun Zhou, Yinhong Zhu, Xufang Ye, Dehua Bo, Tianjiao Tang, Xiaojing Huang, Tingting Qu   +7 more
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Fusobacterium necrophorum associated with pelvic infections: A case series and literature review [PDF]

IDCases
Fusobacterium necrophorum is a gram-negative anaerobic bacillus most commonly implicated in oropharyngeal infections and their subsequent complications, including septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, or Lemierre syndrome.
Manasa Brown, Sabrina Imam, Jade Pagkas-Bather   +2 more
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Severe Necrotizing Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to <i>Fusobacterium necrophorum</i>. [PDF]

Case Rep Pulmonol
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Shefa D, Shiari A, Antic M, Hatharaliyadda BP, Gomez JV, Ladin D, Dumic I.   +6 more
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Meningitis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in an adult [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2004
Background Fusobacterium necrophorum may cause a number of clinical syndromes, collectively known as necrobacillosis. Meningitis is a significant cause of mortality, rarely reported in the adult population.
Herchline Thomas, Inaparthy Aparna, Garimella SreeNeelima   +2 more
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A Pediatric Case of Fusobacterium necrophorum Mastoiditis and Meningitis Case Report in a Healthy Child and Review of the Literature [PDF]

Case Reports in Pediatrics
In infants and children, bacterial meningitis caused by anaerobic bacteria is rare. However, a serious infection with the anaerobe Fusobacterium necrophorum can occur in previously healthy children with a peak incidence in preschool children and in ...
Elizabeth Feenstra, Aalt Van Roest, Juul Boes, Tom Spiritus, Sandra Kenis, Els L. I. M. Duval, Stephanie Vanden Bossche, Koen Vanden Driessche, Philippe G. Jorens   +8 more
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Empiema por Fusobacterium necrophorum

Galicia Clínica, 2014
Resumen La infección sistémica por Fusobacterium necrophorum se caracteriza por la tríada clásica de trombosis de la vena yugular interna, bacteriemia y focos metastásicos y se conoce como Síndrome de Lemierre (SL), sepsis post-angina o necrobacilosis ...
ML. Valle Feijoo, M. Rodriguez Arias, A. Cobas Paz, J. De la Fuente Aguado   +3 more
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A rare case of Fusobacterium necrophorum liver abscesses

Clinics and Practice, 2017
Liver abscesses are an uncommon disease that can present with vague symptoms. Fusobacterium necrophorum causing liver abscesses is a rare condition and only a few cases have been reported.
Faris Hannoodi, Hussam Sabbagh, Zain Kulairi, Sarwan Kumar   +3 more
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Longitudinal assessment of the prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum, Fusobacterium varium, and Salmonella enterica in the nasal cavity, ruminal fluid, and feces of finishing beef steers with and without liver abscesses [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
The objective was to longitudinally assess the prevalence of F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum, F. necrophorum subsp. funduliforme, F. varium, and Salmonella enterica in the nasal cavity, ruminal fluid, and feces of finishing beef steers with and without
Colten W. Dornbach, Paul R. Broadway, James E. Wells, Kallie D. Childress, Aubrey C. Thompson-Smith, Landon G. Canterbury, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jacque Mathieu, Cory Schwarz, Jenny Laverde Gomez, Marina Tikhonova, T. G. Nagaraja, Michael L. Galyean, Kristin E. Hales   +13 more
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Meningitis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Microbiologia Medica, 2010
Introduction: Fusobacterium necrophorum is an anaerobic Gram negative bacillus highly virulent, responsible, usually in children or adolescents, of localized abscesses and pharynx, as well as severe systemic infections, called Lemierre syndrome. Methods:
Luana Coltella, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Livia Mancinelli, Donato Menichella   +4 more
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