A rare culprit: in a deep neck space infection.

IDCases

David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.

Published: September 2024

is a rare, emerging opportunistic pathogen that has been previously limited to nosocomial infections, often associated with contaminated sterile solutions. Here, we present the case of a neck abscess caused by , the first documented case of a deep neck space infection caused by this bacterium. The patient in this case had no risk factors for infection. By highlighting the atypical presentation and microbiology in this case, we aim to highlight the emergence of a wide spectrum of disease caused by .

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11414541PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02071DOI Listing

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