Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteraemia associated with cervical and mediastinal abscesses in an immunocompetent patient: First reported case in Qatar

Almurtada Razok; Maisa Ali; Loai Aker; Hisham Ziglam

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100956

Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteraemia associated with cervical and mediastinal abscesses in an immunocompetent patient: First reported case in Qatar

New Microbes New Infect. 2022 Jan 17:45:100956. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100956. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Almurtada Razok¹, Maisa Ali², Loai Aker³, Hisham Ziglam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O 3050, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O 3050, Doha, Qatar.
³ Department of Clinical Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O 3050, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

The Actinomyces bacteria are associated with cervicothoracic disease in immunocompromised patients; however, Actinomyces odontolyticus cervical infection with extensive spread to the mediastinum in a previously healthy patient was not reported before in Qatar. The patient underwent drainage of collections in synchrony with intravenous antibiotics and recovered with an excellent outcome.

Keywords: Actinomyces odontolyticus; Bacteraemia; Descending mediastinitis; Mediastinoscopy; Parapharyngeal abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports