Corynebacterium accolens isolated from breast abscess: Possible association with granulomatous mastitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1666-1668

  Ang, Lei M N ^a,b   Brown, Hamish ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCLOXACILLIN; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN G; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREAST ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTITIS; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SWELLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MASTITIS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM ACCOLENS;

EID: 34248523875     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02160-06     Document Type: Article

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