Department of Molecular Microbiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Sep;50(9):3125-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00761-12. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
Actinomyces graevenitzii is a newly recognized Actinomyces species that is seldom isolated from clinical specimens. A case of multiple pulmonary abscesses mimicking acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is described in this study, and the findings indicate that this organism is an opportunistic human pathogen.
真杆菌属是一种新发现的放线菌,很少从临床标本中分离出来。本研究描述了一例多发性肺脓肿,类似于急性肺球孢子菌病,研究结果表明该菌是一种机会性人类病原体。