title: Pleuropulmonary infection with chest wall infiltration by Eikenella corrodens.
abstract: Eikenella corrodens is a facultative anaerobic bacillus which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and has an unusual antibiotic sensitivity for an anaerobe. The case history is presented of a young man with chest wall infiltration by Eikenella corrodens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Killen
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016124:Eikenella corrodens; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology