Description:
This article focuses on an 18-year-old woman presenting to the
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center Emergency Department (ED). She presented a gingival abscess and
was admitted for a short two-day stay. Learners are encouraged to read
the case study to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the clinical significance of C. gracilis
- Identify bacteremia resulting from oral infections
- Discuss the importance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Author(s):
Koh Leigh Osborn, MLS(ASCP)
Joel E. Mortensen, MLT(AMT), PhD
Launched: 2021