Splenic abscess caused by Peptostreptococcus species, diagnosed with the aid of abdominal computerized tomography and treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics: a case report
| Autor: | J.L Seelen, A Loualidi, M Gerritsen, P.J Kabel, L.G. van Doorn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous medicine.drug_class Antibiotics otorhinolaryngologic diseases Internal Medicine medicine Humans Abscess Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Splenic Diseases biology business.industry Peptostreptococcus Splenic abscess Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery Peptostreptococcus species Radiology Tomography Splenic disease business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | The Netherlands journal of medicine. 59(6) |
| ISSN: | 0300-2977 |
| Popis: | We describe herein a 63-year-old patient with a splenic abscess due to Peptostreptococcus spp., diagnosed with the aid of abdominal computerised tomography and treated with ultra-sound guided percutaneous drainage and antibiotics. The bacteriological characteristics of splenic abscesses are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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