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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 12(43), p. 6202-6204, 2005

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.12.6202-6204.2005

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Thyroid Abscess Due to a Mixed Anaerobic Infection with Fusobacterium mortiferum

Journal article published in 2005 by Nikolaos P. Stavreas, Constantina D. Amanatidou, Emmanuel G. Hatzimanolis, Ioannis Legakis, George Naoum, Elli Lakka-Papadodima, George Georgoulias, Panagiota Morfou, Sotirios Tsiodras ORCID
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Abstract

ABSTRACT A rare case of a thyroid abscess due to mixed anaerobic flora containing Fusobacterium mortiferum in an immunocompetent patient is described. The patient was successfully treated with immediate surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial agents.