Turicella otitidis as an unusual agent causing a posterior auricular abscess.
A posterior auricular abscess in a 3-year-old girl was confirmed to have been caused by an unusual organism, Turicella otitidis.
Reynolds
S J
SJ
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. sreynoll@jhmi.edu
Behr
M
M
McDonald
J
J
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans