Actinomyces turicensis Bacteremia Secondary to Pyometra

作者：Hagiya Hideharu^*; Ogawa Hiroko; Takahashi Yusuke; Kimura Kosuke; Hasegawa Kan; Otsuka Fumio

来源：Internal Medicine, 2015, 54(21): 2775-2777.

DOI：10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4637

• actinomycosis
• blood stream infection
• pyometra
• Rothia dentocariosa

We herein present a rare case of Actinomyces turicensis bacteremia that was caused by pyometra. The patient was successfully treated with transvaginal drainage and antibiotic therapy. A literature review in MEDLINE showed that there have been only 8 previously reported cases of A. turicensis bacteremia. This infection frequently occurs in patients with visceral abscesses, and blood culture examinations usually reveal a polymicrobial pattern. However, the prognosis of such patients has been reported to generally be benign. Due to difficulties in performing bacterial identification and the wide-spectrum clinical pictures associated with this bacteremia, no comprehensive understanding of the clinical features of each Actinomyces species has yet been established.

• 出版日期2015