Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis as a Complication of Propionibacterium acnes Odontogenic Infection

Joint Authors

Saidel-Odes, Lisa
Borer, Abraham
Refaely, Yael
Brotfain, Evgeni
Klein, Moti
Koyfman, Leonid

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-11-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Propionibacterium acnes is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium which causes numerous types of infections.

Isolated Propionibacterium acnes deep neck infections are very rare.

We present an interesting case of deep neck infection complicated by descending mediastinitis of isolated Propionibacterium acnes infection.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Brotfain, Evgeni& Koyfman, Leonid& Saidel-Odes, Lisa& Borer, Abraham& Refaely, Yael& Klein, Moti. 2015. Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis as a Complication of Propionibacterium acnes Odontogenic Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Brotfain, Evgeni…[et al.]. Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis as a Complication of Propionibacterium acnes Odontogenic Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Brotfain, Evgeni& Koyfman, Leonid& Saidel-Odes, Lisa& Borer, Abraham& Refaely, Yael& Klein, Moti. Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis as a Complication of Propionibacterium acnes Odontogenic Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058695

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058695