Septicemia due to an unusual micro-organism: Actinobacillus actinomycetum comitans (author's transl)

A new case of septicemia (without endocarditis) due to Actinobacillus actinomycetum comitans is described. The patient was a 59-year-old man with an intraventricular pacemaker. He was successfully treated by a combination of gentamicin and ampicillin. Human infections due to this demanding and slow-...

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Published inLa semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris Vol. 57; no. 41-42; p. 1736
Main Authors Le Berre, J Y, Barrier, J, Tanguy, G, Grolleau, J Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 08.11.1981
Subjects
Actinobacillus - drug effects
Actinobacillus Infections - microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sepsis - microbiology
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Summary:A new case of septicemia (without endocarditis) due to Actinobacillus actinomycetum comitans is described. The patient was a 59-year-old man with an intraventricular pacemaker. He was successfully treated by a combination of gentamicin and ampicillin. Human infections due to this demanding and slow-growing micro-organism, which is not related to actinomycosis, are only exceptionally reported. In 73% of the cases the endocarditis is subacute. The study of the literature demonstrates the prevalence of male patients and the usual absence of leukocytosis.