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Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Actinotignum schaalii is an anaerobic, gram-positive commensal organism of the urogenital tract. A. schaalii typically causes urinary tract infections, predominantly in the elderly. Here, we describe the first case of A. schaalii infection presenting as cellulitis and abscess in a patient with commo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7350303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32580346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9060494 |
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author | Panganiban, Christine Marie Gupta, Sudhir |
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description | Actinotignum schaalii is an anaerobic, gram-positive commensal organism of the urogenital tract. A. schaalii typically causes urinary tract infections, predominantly in the elderly. Here, we describe the first case of A. schaalii infection presenting as cellulitis and abscess in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. The patient was successfully treated with an incision and drainage and a prolonged antibiotic course. A. schaalii infection should be considered in sterile abscesses, and anaerobic cultures should be requested in the absence of positive routine cultures. |
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spelling | pubmed-73503032020-07-15 Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency Panganiban, Christine Marie Gupta, Sudhir Pathogens Case Report Actinotignum schaalii is an anaerobic, gram-positive commensal organism of the urogenital tract. A. schaalii typically causes urinary tract infections, predominantly in the elderly. Here, we describe the first case of A. schaalii infection presenting as cellulitis and abscess in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. The patient was successfully treated with an incision and drainage and a prolonged antibiotic course. A. schaalii infection should be considered in sterile abscesses, and anaerobic cultures should be requested in the absence of positive routine cultures. MDPI 2020-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7350303/ /pubmed/32580346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9060494 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Panganiban, Christine Marie Gupta, Sudhir Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title | Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title_full | Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title_fullStr | Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title_full_unstemmed | Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title_short | Actinotignum schaalii Abscess in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
title_sort | actinotignum schaalii abscess in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7350303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32580346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9060494 |
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