Bacteroides: an unusual cause of breast abscess.
Three cases of breast abscess from which the non-sporing anaerobe Bacteroides was isolated are described. This organism has apparently not previously been reported as a cause of abscess in a breast without underlying malignancy.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001442:Bacteroides Infections; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D001443:Prevotella melaninogenica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology