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Chong, Lee, Lee, and Cho: Isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans from the Blood of a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
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Yonsei Medical Journal

Yonsei Medical Journal 1983; 24(1): 54-58.

Published online: 20 February 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1983.24.1.54

Isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans from the Blood of a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

Yunsop Chong, Kyong Won Lee, Samuel Y. Lee, Seung Yun Cho*

Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

*Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Received 6 May 1983

Copyright © 1983 The Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a rare human pathogen, was repeatedly isolated from the blood of a 20-year-old male patient with patent ductus arteriosus who developed subacute bacterial endocarditis.
Difficulties in isolating and identifying the organism are discussed. The bacterial isolate was found to be susceptible to various antimicrobial agents.

Keywords: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Blood culture, Subacute bacterial endocarditis

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