A breast abscess caused by Actinomyces radingae

Authors : Martine HOOGEWERF

Pages : 84-86

Doi:10.5799/jmid.328807

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Publication Date : 2016-06-01

Article Type : Other Papers

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;6insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2);: 84-86  
Keywords : Actinomyces radingae, breast abscess, actinomycosis