title: Actinomyces urogenitalis bacteremia and tubo-ovarian abscess after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure.
abstract: We describe the first case of bacteremia due to Actinomyces urogenitalis. Bacteremia was secondary to a tubo-ovarian abscess following transvaginal oocyte retrieval. Identification was established by matrix-assisted desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. A. urogenitalis should be considered as a potential causative agent of infection after gynecological procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sint Andries Hospital of Tielt, Tielt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frederik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Hoecke
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beuckelaers
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lissens
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudewijns
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000190:Actinomyces / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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