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. 2013 Jun 5;13:264. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-264

Table 2.

Primary diagnosis at time of F. nucleatum and F. necrophorum bacteremia

F. nucleatum
F. necrophorum
Primary Diagnosis (n = 39) Number (%) Primary Diagnosis (n = 15) Number (%)
No Focus
12 (31)
No Focus
5 (33)
Intra-Abdominal Disease
10 (26)
Obstetrical
3 (20)
Hematologic Disorder
7 (18)
Other b
3 (20)
Other a
3 (8)
Thrombus Associated
2 (13)
Skin and Soft Tissue
2 (5)
Pulmonary
2 (13)
Solid Organ Malignancy
2 (5)
 
 
Genitourinary 2 (5)    

a includes one bone and joint infection, one thrombus-associated infection, and one pulmonary infection. b includes one skin and soft-tissue infection, one CNS infection, and one intra-abdominal infection.

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