title: Abscess caused by vancomycin-resistant Lactobacillus confusus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bantar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Relloso
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Castell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smayevsky
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bianchini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D002512:Cephalothin