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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 3009-3010, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3009-3010.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Recurrent Breast Abscess Caused by Gordonia bronchialis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Anja M. Werno,1 Trevor P. Anderson,1 Stephen T. Chambers,2,3 Heather M. Laird,1 and David R. Murdoch1,3*

Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories,1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Christchurch Hospital,2 Department of Pathology, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand3

Received 8 August 2004/ Returned for modification 28 October 2004/ Accepted 14 February 2005

We present the first reported case of a recurrent breast infection caused by Gordonia bronchialis. The infection occurred in a 43-year-old immunocompetent female, and species level identification was obtained with 16S rRNA sequencing.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Canterbury Health Laboratories, P.O. Box 151, Christchurch, New Zealand. Phone: 64 3 364 1530. Fax: 64 3 364 0238. E-mail: david.murdoch{at}cdhb.govt.nz.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 3009-3010, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3009-3010.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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