Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infection caused by a group of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria belonging to the natural flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. It may involve several organs. This case study refers to pulmonary actinomycosis...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabela Alves Ramos, Jair Almeida Carneiro, Fabiano de Oliveira Poswar, Daniella Cristina Nassau, Fernando Antônio Colares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400026&lng=en&tlng=en