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DOI: 10.1177/000992288102001007 Actinobacillus Endocarditis Associated with Periodontal DiseaseDivision of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Assistant Dentist, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Microbioiogy Laboratory, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, an organism associated with rapidly destructive periodontal disease (periodontitis), is a rare cause of endocarditis in children. This report presents a case of A. actinomycetemcomitans endo carditis in a 6-year-old child with rapidly destructive periodontal disease. A leukotoxic antigen was documented in the strain of A. actinomycetemcomitans isolated from the patient's blood.
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