Nonpuerperal breast abscess due to Prevotella bivia

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

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2824

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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

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

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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

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ISSN of the journal2050-0904

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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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