title: Pharyngeal and peritonsillar abscess due to Leclercia adecarboxylata in an immunocompetant patient.
abstract: Leclercia adecarboxylata was isolated in pure culture from a peritonsillar and lateral pharyngeal abscess in an immunocompetent host. To our knowledge, this is the first case of infection caused by this microorganism being found in an odontogenic area of the head and neck.
authors: Pt. B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Haryana, India. rshbali@hotmail.co.uk
authors: Rishi
authors: R
authors: Bali
authors: Parveen
authors: P
authors: Sharma
authors: Komal
authors: K
authors: Gupta
authors: Saurabh
authors: S
authors: Nagrath
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*