We report the case of a male in his early 70s who developed a deep infection after an open rotator cuff repair, with schaalia turicensis as the only organism isolated from a surgical biopsy of the tendon remnants and phlegmatic/purulent material at the failed repair site. You get it from bacteria of the genus actinomyces Actinomyces live naturally in your body without harming you But surgery, injury or disease can cause them to grow in places they don’t belong. A newly recognized entity is associated with osteonecrosis of the mandible Most abx are active except metronidazole
Europaeus are the most resistant Europaeus are the most resistant. Turicensis (schaalia turicensis) has been described as a potential pathogen mostly in genital infections, followed by urinary tract infections and skin related infections The name is on lorn because of the recorded risk group of the species itself This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of actinomyces turicensis wüst et al Wust j, stubbs s, weiss n, funke g, collins md.
If it enters other parts and causes infection, it may lead to actinomycosis.
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