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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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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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author | Casas, C. Miranda Pérez, M. Alados, J. C. Fontes, J. Orellana, G. Aguilar, J. M. Miranda, J. A. de la Rosa, M. |
author_facet | Casas, C. Miranda Pérez, M. Alados, J. C. Fontes, J. Orellana, G. Aguilar, J. M. Miranda, J. A. de la Rosa, M. |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-23644242008-05-12 Nonpuerperal Breast Infection Casas, C. Miranda Pérez, M. Alados, J. C. Fontes, J. Orellana, G. Aguilar, J. M. Miranda, J. A. de la Rosa, M. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol Research Article 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. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1995 /pmc/articles/PMC2364424/ /pubmed/18476022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744995000330 Text en Copyright © 1995 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Casas, C. Miranda Pérez, M. Alados, J. C. Fontes, J. Orellana, G. Aguilar, J. M. Miranda, J. A. de la Rosa, M. Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title | Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title_full | Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title_fullStr | Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title_short | Nonpuerperal Breast Infection |
title_sort | nonpuerperal breast infection |
topic | Research Article |
url | 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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