title: (18)F-FDG PET/CT detected a septic focus corresponding to a small periurethral abscess in a patient with bacteremia due to Enterococcus faecium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Centre, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland. Electronic address: giorgiomednuc@libero.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertagna
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muoio
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Centre, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giovanella
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014521:Urethra
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18