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.
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. sreynoll@jhmi.edu
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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