Nonpuerperal breast abscess due to Prevotella bivia

Boucher, Astrid; Quaranta, Delphine; Emonet, Stéphane Paul; Serratrice, Jacques; Coen, Matteo

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2824

Scientific article

Case report

English

Nonpuerperal breast abscess due to Prevotella bivia

ContributorsBoucher, Astrid; Quaranta, Delphine; Emonet, Stéphane Paul

; Serratrice, Jacques; Coen, Matteo

Published inClinical case reports, vol. 8, no. 8, p. 1399-1402

Publication date2020-08

First online date2020-05-05

Abstract

Contrary to puerperal abscess, nonpuerperal breast abscess is often caused by anaerobic bacteria; polymicrobial aerobic-anaerobic infections are also frequent. Empiric first-choice treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics should be considered.

Keywords

Staphylococcus aureus
Anaerobes
Beta‐lactams
Cultures

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Groupe Perrier Arnaud (Médecine interne générale, de réhabilitation et de gériatrie) (585)

Citation (ISO format)

BOUCHER, Astrid et al. Nonpuerperal breast abscess due to Prevotella bivia. In: Clinical case reports, 2020, vol. 8, n° 8, p. 1399–1402. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2824

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PID : unige:156181
DOI : 10.1002/ccr3.2824
PMID : 32884762
PMCID : PMC7455417

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.2824

Journal ISSN2050-0904

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Nonpuerperal breast abscess due to Prevotella bivia

Contrary to puerperal abscess, nonpuerperal breast abscess is often caused by anaerobic bacteria; polymicrobial aerobic-anaerobic infections are also frequent. Empiric first-choice treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics should be considered.

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