title: Treatment of abdominothoracic actinomycosis with imipenem.
abstract: The probably successful treatment of a 42 year old diabetic patient suffering from relapsing abdominothoracic actinomycosis with imipenem is reported. Several earlier attempts to cure the patient by combination of surgical procedures (including cysto-jejunostomy and pancreatic tail resection) in combination with four or six week courses of intravenously administered penicillin G had failed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edelmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cullmann
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kozuschek
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem; D012008:Recurrence; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013845:Thienamycins; D015378:Imipenem