Bartholinitis--an unusual etiologic agent.
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 4 was isolated in pure culture from a Bartholin's gland abscess in a 26-year-old woman, gravida 3. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report describing this agent as a cause of bartholinitis.
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*