Splenic abscess caused by Peptostreptococcus species, diagnosed with the aid of abdominal computerized tomography and treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics: a case report.
We describe herein a 63-year-old patient with a splenic abscess due to Peptostreptococcus spp., diagnosed with the aid of abdominal computerised tomography and treated with ultra-sound guided percutaneous drainage and antibiotics. The bacteriological characteristics of splenic abscesses are discussed.
Loualidi
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TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Dr Deelenlaan 5, 5042 AD Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Gerritsen
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Seelen
J L
JL
Kabel
P J
PJ
van Doorn
L G
LG
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010462:Peptostreptococcus; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed