ArticleCureus2020
Identification and Management of Fusobacterium Nucleatum Liver Abscess and Bacteremia in a Young Healthy Man.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient With Poor Oral Health and COVID-19 Infection.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
A 21-year-old previously healthy young man was admitted with five days of fever, persistent cough, worsening shortness of breath, and vomiting. On presentation, laboratory evaluation revealed extremely elevated procalcitonin and leukopenia followed by leukocytosis. The patient was started on empiric antibiotics. Further diagnostic evaluation after initiation of antibiotics included a computed tomography scan, which revealed a large hepatic abscess. Blood cultures obtained on admission grew
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