Actinomyces spp. bloodstream and deep vein thrombus infections in people who inject drugs
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- 8 November 2018
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 47 (3) , 479-482
Abstract
Actinomyces spp. cause several well-described syndromes including cervicofacial and pelvic infections. Actinomyces spp. infection as an opportunistic infection among people who inject drugs has rarely been described with few case reports published.Keywords
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