Microbiology of Bartholin's gland abscess in Japan.
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.
Tanaka
Kaori
K
Division of Anaerobe Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Mikamo
Hiroshige
H
Ninomiya
Mochiyoshi
M
Tamaya
Teruhiko
T
Izumi
Koji
K
Ito
Kunihiko
K
Yamaoka
Kazukiyo
K
Watanabe
Kunitomo
K
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
D003470:Culture Media