Herein, we are presenting a first case report where multiple salivary glands abscesses were diagnosed to be due to N.asteroides. Minor trauma of buccal mucosa, due to cleansing of teeth unhygienically, was most probable mode of infection. It was managed successfully by surgical drainage and post surgical co-trimoxazole therapy.
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Vol. 14. Issue 5.
Pages 544-545 (September - October 2010)
Vol. 14. Issue 5.
Pages 544-545 (September - October 2010)
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First report of submandibular and parotid abscess due to Nocardia asteroides
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Kiran Chawla
, Chiranjay Mukhopadhayay, Prashanth V. Shetty
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Correspondence to: Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Dist. Udupi – Karnataka – India 576104 Phone: +91-0820-2922322; +91-0820-2922020 Phone (Mobile): +91-0820-9980220484.
Correspondence to: Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Dist. Udupi – Karnataka – India 576104 Phone: +91-0820-2922322; +91-0820-2922020 Phone (Mobile): +91-0820-9980220484.
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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communicable diseases
emerging bacteriology
gram-positive bacteria
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