Breast abscess caused by Propionibacterium avidum following breast reduction surgery: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Panagea, Stavroula ^a   Corkill, John E ^a   Hershman, Martin J ^a   Parry, Chris M ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast abscess; Propionibacterium avidum

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST REDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM AVIDUM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

EID: 29444436450     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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