Open AccessA breast abscess caused by Actinomyces radingae
Author(s) -
Martine Hoogewerf
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-9369
pISSN - 2146-3158
DOI - 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2016.02.0222
Subject(s) - actinomyces , medicine , abscess , general surgery , surgery , biology , bacteria , paleontology
Actinomyces radingae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of a postmenopausal woman presenting\udwith a breast abscess caused by A. radingae. To our knowledge, this is the second description of a case of a breast\udinfection due to this pathogen. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(2): 84-8
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