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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 6017605, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6017605
Review Article

Infections Caused by Actinomyces neuii: A Case Series and Review of an Unusual Bacterium

Nathan Zelyas,1 Susan Gee,1 Barb Nilsson,2 Tracy Bennett,3 and Robert Rennie1

1Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J2
2Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, 10409-98 Street, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada T8V 2E8
3Red Deer Regional Hospital, 3942-50a Avenue, Red Deer, AB, Canada T4N 4E7

Received 24 July 2015; Accepted 28 December 2015

Copyright © 2016 Nathan Zelyas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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