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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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Characterizing the prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum, Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme, and Fusobacterium varium in bovine and ovine semen, bovine gut, and vagino-uterine and fetal microbiota using targeted culturing and qPCR [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Fusobacterium necrophorum is an important pathogen associated with several infectious diseases in cattle. However, recent sequencing-based studies reported that F.
Justine Kilama, Carl R. Dahlen, Mina Abbasi, Xiaorong Shi, T. G. Nagaraja, Matthew S. Crouse, Robert A. Cushman, Alexandria P. Snider, Kacie L. McCarthy, Joel S. Caton, Samat Amat   +10 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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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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Case report: Metagenomics next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of septic shock due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in a 6-year-old child [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Fusobacterium necrophorum (F. necrophorum) infection is rare in pediatrics. In addition, the detection time of F. necrophorum by blood culture is long, and the positive rate is low. Infection with F.
Haiyang Zhang, Haiyang Zhang, Zhongqiang Liu, Zhongqiang Liu, Yuanlin Guan, Deyuan Li, Deyuan Li, Hanmin Liu, Hanmin Liu, Lingying Ruan, Lingying Ruan   +10 more
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Fusobacterium necrophorum pelvic peritonitis and bacteremia mimicking intestinal necrosis

IDCases, 2021
Fusobacterium necrophorum infection is known to cause Lemierre's syndrome, not pelvic peritonitis. Herein, we report a case of Fusobacterium necrophorum pelvic peritonitis and bacteremia, without Lemierre's syndrome, mimicking intestinal necrosis.
Toru Ishihara, Hidetaka Yanagi, Masayuki Oki, Hideki Ozawa   +3 more
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Fusobacterium necrophorum Provides Insights into Conserved Virulence Genes

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, Deepti Pillai, Chayan Roy, Joy Scaria, Sanjeev K. Narayanan   +4 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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Unveiling the etiology of peritonsillar abscess using next generation sequencing

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2023
Background Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a severe deep neck space infection with an insufficiently characterized bacterial etiology. We aimed to reveal the bacteria associated with PTA applying next generation sequencing (NGS).
Merili Saar, Risto Vaikjärv, Ülle Parm, Priit Kasenõmm, Siiri Kõljalg, Epp Sepp, Madis Jaagura, Andres Salumets, Jelena Štšepetova, Reet Mändar   +9 more
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