Failure of oral antibiotic therapy, including azithromycin, in the treatment of a recurrent breast abscess caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 366-369

  Fernando, Shelanah ^a   Molland, Janice Gail ^a   Gottlieb, Thomas ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Breast abscess; Failure; Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BREAST ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBROADENOMA; GRANULOMATOUS MASTITIS; HUMAN; MASTITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RIGOR; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; ULTRASOUND;

ABSCESS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BREAST DISEASES; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PARATYPHOID FEVER; RECURRENCE; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 84870317032     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000010     Document Type: Article

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