Lemierre syndrome caused by Leptotrichia buccalis in a neutropenic patient

Int J Infect Dis. 2008 May;12(3):339-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.08.009. Epub 2007 Nov 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Fusobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Jugular Veins / microbiology*
  • Leptotrichia / isolation & purification*
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Syndrome
  • Thrombophlebitis / microbiology*