Isolated infection of a decommissioned penile prosthesis reservoir with actinomyces neuii

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 923-926

  Hsi, Ryan S ^a   Hotaling, James M ^a   Spencer, Elysia S ^a   Bollyky, Paul L ^a   Walsh, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Erectile Dysfunction; Penile Prosthesis; Postoperative Penile Prosthesis Component Infection; Prosthesis Related Infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BACITRACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESES; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PAIN; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RESERVOIR; SWELLING; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79951986256     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02144.x     Document Type: Article

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