First report of Actinomyces europaeus bacteraemia result from a breast abscess in a 53-year-old man

Abstract

This is the first report of Actinomyces europaeus bacteraemia in a 53-year-old man. The bacteraemia was the result of a breast abscess. Identification was established by matrix-assisted desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry and confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The patient was treated with surgical drainage and penicillin for 4 weeks; the patient did not experience any relapse during 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords

• Actinomyces europaeus
• actinomycosis
• bacteraemia
• breast abscess
• penicillin