title: Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia.
abstract: We describe two immunosuppressed female patients with fever and Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia, a combination documented once previously in an immunocompetent male patient. The patients were treated with doxycycline and clindamycin; these drugs, with beta-lactams, are effective treatment for A. odontolyticus infections.
authors.affiliation: Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California 92270, USA. laconemedico@aol.com
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cone
authors.forename: Millie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirschberg
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000254:growth & development*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents