An unexpected cause of multiple intra-abdominal abscesses in an HIV-positive patient.
This case report describes a female HIV-positive patient diagnosed with pelvic actinomycosis using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Actinomycosis is notoriously difficult to diagnose by microbiological culture. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis allows rapid definitive diagnosis of actinomycosis and is potentially of great value in a clinical setting. This is the first report of pelvic actinomycosis in an HIV-1 infected patient.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
A H
AH
van der Spek
J L
JL
Vosters
C E
CE
Visser
M
M
van der Valk
J F J B
JF
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D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents