Actinomyces odontolyticus thoracopulmonary infections. Two cases in lung and heart-lung transplant recipients and a review of the literature.
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Abstract
We present the first case of mediastinitis and the third case of pneumonia attributed to Actinomyces odontolyticus. The first patient presented 10 months after single-lung transplant with a subacute apical infiltrate in the native lung and responded to therapy with oral penicillin. The second patient developed pyogenic mediastinitis 25 days after a heart-lung transplant and required sternal debridement and intravenous penicillin. We also review the literature on thoracopulmonary infections due to A odontolyticus.
Medical subject headings
- Actinomycosis
- Mediastinitis
- Pneumonia, Bacterial