Abscess caused by vancomycin-resistant Lactobacillus confusus.
Several isolates of vancomycin-resistant Lactobacillus confusus from human sources have been described, but to our knowledge, no well-documented infection attributable to this organism has been published. A thumb abscess caused by this bacterium in a healthy 49-year-old male is reported here. He was successfully treated by surgical drainage and cephalothin.
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Laboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Relloso
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Castell
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Smayevsky
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Bianchini
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002512:Cephalothin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013933:Thumb; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
D014640:Vancomycin; D002512:Cephalothin