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Secondary peritonitis by Actinomyces odontolyticus

Author(s) -

Vítor Lopes,

M. Jesus Dantas,

Paulo Andrade,

João Pinto-de-Sousa

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

porto biomedical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2444-8672

pISSN - 2444-8664

DOI - 10.1016/j.pbj.2017.03.002

Subject(s) - medicine , actinomyces , peritonitis , penicillin , antibiotics , actinomycosis , surgery , foreign body , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics

Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare infection and the non-recognition of this particular microorganism may led to a prolonged septic process and recurrent disease. We hereby present a case report of 53 years-old woman with a secondary peritonitis due to this microorganism and our option to perform a long course of penicillin derived antibiotics, after suture of a perforated gastric ulcer caused by a foreign body.

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