title: Splenic abscess caused by Peptostreptococcus species, diagnosed with the aid of abdominal computerized tomography and treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Dr Deelenlaan 5, 5042 AD Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loualidi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerritsen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Seelen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kabel
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: van Doorn
mesh_terms: 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