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. 2015 May 14:7:21-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.05.001. eCollection 2015 Sep.

First report of Actinomyces europaeus bacteraemia result from a breast abscess in a 53-year-old man

H L Nielsen  1
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First report of Actinomyces europaeus bacteraemia result from a breast abscess in a 53-year-old man

H L Nielsen. New Microbes New Infect. .

Abstract

This is the first report of Actinomyces europaeus bacteraemia in a 53-year-old man. The bacteraemia was the result of a breast abscess. Identification was established by matrix-assisted desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The patient was treated with surgical drainage and penicillin for 4 weeks; the patient did not experience any relapse during 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords: Actinomyces europaeus; actinomycosis; bacteraemia; breast abscess; penicillin.

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