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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Lemierre’s syndrome"”.
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"A syndrome so characteristic" Molecular and clinical studies of Fusobacterium necrophorum and Lemierre's syndrome
Lemierre’s syndrome is caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and involves tonsillitis, jugular vein thrombophlebitis and septic pulmonary emboli. The first studies underlying this thesis focused on bacterial interaction with coagulation. The contact system initiates the intrinsic pathway of …
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Understanding the role of different strain types of Fusobacterium necrophorum: biofilms, glycans and metabolic pathways
… infections and the systemic life-threatening Lemierre’s syndrome; a potentially fatal periodontal disease, which results in abscess formation in the tonsils. The use of antibiotics had led to decreased incidence of F. necrophorum infections to a point that the bacterium became a forgotten …