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Facklamia hominis scapula abscess, Marseille, France
C Abat1, V Garcia1, J-M Rolain1
1Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE UM 63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1905, Méditerranée Infection, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Marseille, France.
New Microbes and New Infections
|February 11, 2016
Summary
Facklamia hominis, a Gram-positive bacterium, has been identified as the cause of a scapular abscess for the first time. This case and literature review expand understanding of F. hominis infections.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Facklamia hominis is a Gram-positive bacterium.
- Previously isolated from various human samples, but not scapular abscesses.