Facklamia hominis scapula abscess, Marseille, France

Abstract

Facklamia hominis is a Gram-positive bacterium that was first isolated from various human samples, excluding abscesses of the scapula. We here report the first scapular abscess infection due to F. hominis, found in Marseille, France. We also reviewed all cases published in the literature.

Keywords

• Abscess
• emerging pathogen
• Facklamia hominis
• human infection
• scapula