title: Microbiology of Bartholin's gland abscess in Japan.
abstract: This study was conducted to determine the current epidemiology concerning the causative organisms for Bartholin's gland abscess in Japan. Microbiological examination of 224 cases showed positive results in 219 cases and negative results in 5 cases. Of all of the bacterial isolates, 307 and 118 were aerobes and anaerobes, respectively. The most frequently isolated bacterium was Escherichia coli. Of the anaerobes, the most frequently isolated organism was Bacteroides species, followed by Prevotella species. The organisms related to respiratory infectious diseases, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, including resistant bacteria, were sometimes involved between 2000 and 2004.
authors.affiliation: Division of Anaerobe Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mikamo
authors.forename: Mochiyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaya
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazukiyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Kunitomo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media