title: [Primary pneumococcal abscess in the psoas muscle].
abstract: Primary psoas abscesses are rare and the pathogenesis is obscure. In most cases Staphylococcus aureus is the causative bacterium. Therapy consists of drainage of the abscess and antibiotics. In this article we present a patient with a primary psoas abscess caused by a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
authors.affiliation: Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Delft.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bruggeling
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houwing
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002981:Clindamycin
vernacular_title: Primair pneumokokkenabces in de M. psoas.