Endarteritis and mycotic aortic aneurysm caused by an oral strain of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-107

  Martin M C ^a   Andres M T ^b   Fierro, J F ^a,b   Mendez F J ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Medicine

^b School of Stomatology

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Aneurysm; Clonal identity; Endarteritis; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDARTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031780920     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01682165     Document Type: Article

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