Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2011 Jun;39(3):255-8.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-011-0119-3. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

Breast abscess due to Actinomyces europaeus

W A Silva  1 , A M Pinheiro, B Jahns, K Bögli-Stuber, S Droz, S Zimmerli
Affiliations
Free article
Case Reports

Breast abscess due to Actinomyces europaeus

W A Silva et al. Infection. 2011 Jun.
Free article

Abstract

Actinomyces europaeus was first described in 1997 as a new species causing predominantly skin and soft-tissue infections. Mastitis due to A. europaeus is an unusual condition. This article reports a case of primary breast abscess caused by A. europaeus in a postmenopausal woman.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1997 Jul;47(3):687-92 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jan;37(1):8-13 - PubMed
    1. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005 Aug;56(2):407-9 - PubMed
    1. Breast J. 2005 Jan-Feb;11(1):57-9 - PubMed
    1. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Jul;211(1):41-8 - PubMed

Publication types

Substances