Recurrent breast abscess caused by Gordonia bronchialis in an immunocompetent patient

Anja M Werno; Trevor P Anderson; Stephen T Chambers; Heather M Laird; David R Murdoch

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3009-3010.2005

Recurrent breast abscess caused by Gordonia bronchialis in an immunocompetent patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jun;43(6):3009-10. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.3009-3010.2005.

Authors

Anja M Werno¹, Trevor P Anderson, Stephen T Chambers, Heather M Laird, David R Murdoch

Affiliation

¹ Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / etiology
Abscess / microbiology*
Actinomycetales Infections / complications
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Adult
Breast Diseases / etiology*
Breast Diseases / microbiology
Female
Gordonia Bacterium / classification
Gordonia Bacterium / genetics
Gordonia Bacterium / isolation & purification*
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Recurrence