Salivary gland disorders

Lisa A. Spacek, M.D., Ph.D.

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

  • Staphylococcus spp., most frequently Staphylococcus aureus in acute suppurative parotitis and sialoadenitis, viridans streptococci, and mixed oral flora.
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae, given increased risk of pneumococcal disease in people with HIV infection.[3]
  • HIV, Epstein-Barr virus, mumps, cytomegalovirus, influenza, coxsackievirus.
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis[1]
  • Actinomyces israelii[8]

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