Recurrent breast abscess caused by Gordonia bronchialis in an immunocompetent patient.
We present the first reported case of a recurrent breast infection caused by Gordonia bronchialis. The infection occurred in a 43-year-old immunocompetent female, and species level identification was obtained with 16S rRNA sequencing.
Werno
Anja M
AM
Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Anderson
Trevor P
TP
Chambers
Stephen T
ST
Laird
Heather M
HM
Murdoch
David R
DR
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D012008:Recurrence