Dual perinephric and prostatic abscesses from methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-516

  Tobian, Aaron A R ^a   Ober, Scott K ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methacillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Perinephric abscess; Prostatic abscess

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMEN; ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PELVIS; PERIRENAL ABSCESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE CULTURE;

ABSCESS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34248210258     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31802fff6e     Document Type: Article

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