Eikenella corrodens isolated in oral infections of dental origin

Eikenella corrodens causes significant clinical infection more frequently than is suspected at the present time. The laboratory must be made aware of the organism and the techniques that are necessary to identify it. The clinician must be aware of the methods of isolating organisms in general. The use of a transport solution was shown to be a highly effective and clinically practical way of isolating those organisms present. The pathogenic potential of E. corrodens can no longer be doubted.