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Abstract

Introduction:

spp. have been recognized as pathogens in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, although infections remain a rare event.

Case presentation:

We describe the second reported case of recurrent breast infection caused by in an immunocompetent patient.

Conclusions:

Careful observation of the Gram stain from the abscess raised suspicion, and final identification was achieved with 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.

  • This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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