title: Frequent isolation of capnophilic bacteria in aspirate from Bartholin's gland abscesses and cysts.
abstract: Aspirate samples were obtained from 73 patients undergoing surgery for a Bartholin's gland abscess or cyst. Capnophilic bacteria were isolated from 22% of cases, in contrast to previous reports of sporadic isolation. The three Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were serotype 3 or 4. The eight Haemophilus influenzae isolates could not be serotyped; six of them were biotype II but the electrophoretic band patterns of their outer membrane proteins were heterogeneous, indicating that non-serotypable strains from the same anatomical site may not be related. Four Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and one strain of Neisseria subflava were recovered. The role of capnophilic bacteria in the pathogenesis of infections of the Bartholin's gland remains to be clarified.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, URA CNRS 1334, Universitaire Bretonneau, Tours, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quentin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Soutoul
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goudeau
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001472:Bartholin's Glands; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003560:Cysts / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002245:Carbon Dioxide