title: Veillonella as a cause for septic pulmonary emboli.
abstract: We are reporting a case of a 63-year-old-male patient with an unusual presentation of multiple lung abscesses. The patient likely had septic pulmonary emboli secondary to periodontal disease. The implicated organism was Veillonella species. Veillonella are anaerobe bacteria that traditionally been considered nonpathogenic flora.
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. souheilabdelnour@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Souheil M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abel Nour
authors.forename: Jay B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Ryland P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Byrd
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014678:Veillonella