Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy (Nov 2021)

ACTINOMYCES ODONTOLYTICUS: A RARE CAUSE OF PEDIATRIC FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA

  • Meric KAYMAK CIHAN,
  • Sonay INCESOY OZDEMIR,
  • Belgin GULHAN,
  • Arzu YAZAL ERDEM,
  • Derya OZYORUK,
  • Neriman SARI,
  • Inci ERGURHAN ILHAN

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43
p. S65

Abstract

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Case report: Actinomyces spp. are gram-positive bacilli found in humans as a common flora of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract. We describe a case of Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia in an Ewing sarcoma and febrile neutropenic girl. This is the first time that bacteremia due to A. odontolyticus has been reported in a pediatric cancer patient. . This case suggests that A. odontolyticus should be regarded as a possible cause of bacteremia in neutropenic pediatric cancer patients.