Brain abscess caused by Actinomyces turicensis in a non-immunocompromised adult patient: a case report and systematic review of the literature

Abstract Background Actinomyces turicensis is rarely responsible of clinically relevant infections in human. Infection is often misdiagnosed as malignancy, tuberculosis, or nocardiosis, therefore delaying the correct identification and treatment. Here we report a case of a 55-year-old immunocompeten...

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Principais autores:	Alessandra Imeneo, Lorenzo Vittorio Rindi, Andrea Di Lorenzo, Rosario Alessandro Cavasio, Pietro Vitale, Ilaria Spalliera, Mario Dauri, Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Ilaria Giuliano, Cartesio D’Agostini, Silvia Minelli, Maria Cristina Bossa, Anna Altieri, Massimo Andreoni, Vincenzo Malagnino, Marco Iannetta, Loredana Sarmati
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2024-01-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Actinomyces turicensis Schaalia Actinomycosis Systematic review Case report
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-08995-w
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