Streptococcus constellatus and Prevotella bivia penile abscess

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1631-1633

  Nalmas, Sandhya ^a   Bishburg, Eliahu ^a   Chan, Trini ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anginosus; Penile abscess; Prevotella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DYSURIA; EDEMA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PENILE ABSCESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PUS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN INDURATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING; ULCER;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; PREVOTELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

EID: 35848950222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.240     Document Type: Article

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