[Septicemia due to an unusual micro-organism: Actinobacillus actinomycetum comitans (author's transl)].
A new case of septicemia (without endocarditis) due to Actinobacillus actinomycetum comitans is described. The patient was a 59-year-old man with an intraventricular pacemaker. He was successfully treated by a combination of gentamicin and ampicillin. Human infections due to this demanding and slow-growing micro-organism, which is not related to actinomycosis, are only exceptionally reported. In 73% of the cases the endocarditis is subacute. The study of the literature demonstrates the prevalence of male patients and the usual absence of leukocytosis.
D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000187:drug effects; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Septicémie à un germe inhabituel: Actinobacillus actinomycetem comitans.