Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Pantoea are emerging bacterial causes of diverse sporadic and outbreak-linked infections. Chronic Pantoea abscesses are unusual and may give rise to a differential diagnosis of malignancy. Foreign body retention and host immune defects may be risk factors for such chronic infections.
Keywords: Enterobacteriaceae; HTLV‐1; Indigenous Australians; Pantoea; abscess; sarcoma.
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