Infecciones abdominales por Actinomyces odontolyticus: comunicación de dos casos

Translated title of the contribution: Abdominal infections due Actinomyces odontolyticus: a report of two cases

Daniel Vesga, Julián Sierra, Alicia Hidron, Cristian García, Alejandra Galeano

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Abstract

Actinomyces spp is a family of saprophytic gram-positive rods that rarely cause infections in humans. Actinomyces odontolyticus is part of the oral microbiota and there are few case reports of infections associa-ted, mainly oral, thoracic, pelvic involvement and bacteremia. These infections are characterized by being recurrent and causing abscesses and fistulous tracts. Microbiological isolation of the microorganism is difficult because most of the automated identification equipment does not detect the Actinomyces species. The use of identification techniques such as MALDI-TOF MS is a great help in the definitive diagnosis. Finally, antibacterial treatment should be prolonged, and accompanied by surgical drainage of the collections. We report two cases of recurrent abdominal infection by A. odontolyticus, in immu-nocompetent patients, with successful treatment.

Translated title of the contributionAbdominal infections due Actinomyces odontolyticus: a report of two cases
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)477-482
Number of pages6
JournalRevista Chilena de Infectologia
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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