Oral and cervicofacial actinomycosis. Presentation of five cases;Actinomicosis orocervicofacial. Presentación de 5 casos

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 53-56

  Aguirrebengoa, Koldo ^a   Romaña, Marisa ^a   López, Leire ^a   Martín, Jesús ^a   Montejo, Miguel ^a   González de Zárate, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actinomyces israelii; Actinomycosis; Sulfur granule

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0347368251     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(02)72741-9     Document Type: Article

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