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Respiratory tract infection due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum--a case report. 2005

V J Katkar, and S N Shrikhande, and Abha Deshpande, and N S Tankhiwale

Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra. spzodpey@hotmail.com

A case of respiratory tract infection due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is reported. A female of 26 years presented with cough with expectoration and fever off and on for a duration of six weeks. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum were isolated. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated on three separate occasions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012141	Respiratory Tract Infections	Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.	Respiratory System Infections,Upper Respiratory Tract Infection,Upper Respiratory Tract Infections,Infections, Respiratory,Infections, Respiratory Tract,Infections, Upper Respiratory,Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infections,Upper Respiratory Infections,Infection, Respiratory System,Infection, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infection, Upper,Respiratory System Infection,Respiratory Tract Infection
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000191	Actinomycetaceae	A family of bacteria including numerous parasitic and pathogenic forms.
D000193	Actinomycetales Infections	Infections with bacteria of the order ACTINOMYCETALES.	Actinomycete Infections,Infections, Actinomycetales,Infections, Actinomycete,Actinomycetales Infection,Actinomycete Infection,Infection, Actinomycetales,Infection, Actinomycete
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013183	Sputum	Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus.	Sputum, Induced,Induced Sputum,Induced Sputums,Sputums,Sputums, Induced