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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-6-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
Infections due to Actinomyces europaeus or Actinomyces turicensis have only rarely been reported. We describe a case of chronic fistulae caused by a coinfection with A. europaeus and A. turicensis in an immunocompetent male patient with a severe congenital femur hypoplasia. Actinomycosis is most probably the consequence of a postoperative wound infection after a prior surgical intervention. Both Actinomyces species were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The Actinomyces-caused fistulae were treated by excision and a 1-week course of i.v. vancomycin followed by a 1-week course of p.o. cefuroxime.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
1439-0973
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
37
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
289-91
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Actinomyces,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Actinomycosis,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Antifungal Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Cefuroxime,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Femur,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Fistula,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Immunocompetence,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Knee Joint,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-RNA, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-RNA, Ribosomal, 16S,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Soft Tissue Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Surgical Wound Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Vancomycin,
pubmed-meshheading:18854936-Young Adult
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pubmed:year |
2009
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Subcutaneous fistulae in a patient with femoral hypoplasia due to Actinomyces europaeus and Actinomyces turicensis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Hospital Rostock, Schillingallee 70, 18057, Rostock, Germany. andreas.zautner@med.uni-rostock.de
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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