title: Successful outpatient management of pelvic actinomycosis by ceftriaxone: a report of three cases.
abstract: Pelvic actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative disease caused by actinomyces israeli. Intravenous penicillin is the preferred antimicrobial but it requires hospitalization up to one month. An outpatient treatment strategy would be cost effective and a good choice for patients. Here we present three cases in which intramuscular ceftriaxone was successfully used in the outpatient settings following surgery and IV penicillin treatment in the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eda Demir
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altinbas
authors.forename: Ibrahim Koral
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ascioglu
authors.forename: Meltem Gulsun
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Himmetoglu
authors.forename: Yesim Cetinkaya
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Sardan
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008875:Middle Aged; D034161:Pelvic Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone