Cervical spondylitis and spinal abscess due to Actinomyces meyeri

Human actinomycosis with involvement of the spine is a rare condition although it has been first described a long time ago. It is probably underrecognized since its clinical presentation is often misleading and accurate bacteriological diagnosis is challenging. We herein report a rare case of cervic...

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Main Author: Duvignaud,Alexandre (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro,Emmanuel (author), Moynet,Daniel (author), Longy-Boursier,Maïté (author), Malvy,Denis (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000100106
Country:Brazil
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