Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Klebsiella pneumoniae serogroups displaying the hypermucoviscosity phenotype are associated with a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by liver abscesses, bacteraemia and metastatic lesions. We describe here what we believe to be the first reported case of hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae causing a superficial Bartholin's abscess in the absence of systemic involvement.
Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Benjamin A
BA
Pinsky
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.|Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Ellen J
EJ
Baron
Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
J Michael
JM
Janda
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.|Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Niaz
N
Banaei
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin