Successful outpatient management of pelvic actinomycosis by ceftriaxone: a report of three cases.
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.
Onal
Eda Demir
ED
Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Altinbas
Akif
A
Onal
Ibrahim Koral
IK
Ascioglu
Sibel
S
Akpinar
Meltem Gulsun
MG
Himmetoglu
Cigdem
C
Sardan
Yesim Cetinkaya
YC
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone