Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 671-673

  Pinsky, Benjamin A ^a   Baron, Ellen J ^a,b   Michael Janda, J ^c   Banaei, Niaz ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTHOLIN GLAND; BROTH DILUTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULVA DISEASE; VULVA SWELLING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTHOLIN'S GLANDS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 67650497046     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.006734-0     Document Type: Article

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