A breast abscess caused by Actinomyces radingae
Journal Title: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Actinomyces radingae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of a postmenopausal woman presenting with a breast abscess caused by A. radingae. To our knowledge, this is the second description of a case of a breast infection due to this pathogen. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(2): 84-86 Key words: Actinomyces radingae, breast abscess, actinomycosis
Authors and Affiliations
Martine Hoogewerf, Gwen MP Diepenhorst , Hannah Visser , Edgar J Peters, Karin van Dijk
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- DOI 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2016.02.0222
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