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Nonpuerperal Breast Infection

Objective: We undertook a microbiological study of purulent specimens from women with symptomatic breast abscesses. Methods: Fifty-one purulent samples were collected in 2 periods (December 1991–April 1992 and January 1994–June 1994) from nonpuerperal breast abscesses in 44 patients attending our ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Casas, C. Miranda, Pérez, M., Alados, J. C., Fontes, J., Orellana, G., Aguilar, J. M., Miranda, J. A., de la Rosa, M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18476022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744995000330
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Sumario:Objective: We undertook a microbiological study of purulent specimens from women with symptomatic breast abscesses. Methods: Fifty-one purulent samples were collected in 2 periods (December 1991–April 1992 and January 1994–June 1994) from nonpuerperal breast abscesses in 44 patients attending our hospital. Results: One of the most frequently isolated microorganisms was Proteus mirabilis (9 patients, 20.4%), present as a pure culture in all but 1 specimen (isolated together with Peptostreptococcus spp.). Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in 10 specimens, 6 of which were post-tumorectomy abscesses. Polymicrobial anaerobic flora were isolated in 11 specimens (21.5%); Staphylococcus epidermidis in 4 (8%); and Streptococcus milleri, Alcaligenes sp., and mixed aerobic-anaerobic flora in 1 specimen each. The 7 remaining samples (13.7%) were negative bacteriological cultures. Conclusions: We draw attention to the frequent isolation of P. mirabilis in recurrent and torpid breast abscesses in 4 women in whom surgery was necessary in addition to antibiotic treatment.