Septic pulmonary embolism associated with periodontal disease: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Periodontal disease, including periodontitis, has been reported to be a rare cause of septic pulmonary embolism (SPE). It is however extremely difficult to isolate the causative pathogen of periodontal disease-associated SPE from blood cultures of these patients. Case presentatio...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Masamichi Yokoe, Yoshinori Noguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3710-3