A breast abscess caused by Actinomyces radingae

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  

Keywords

• Actinomyces radingae,breast abscess,actinomycosis

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