METRONIDAZOLE-RESISTANT BACTEROIDES-FRAGILIS WOUND-INFECTION

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作者
ODONOGHUE, MAT [1 ]
POTTER, J [1 ]
ALLEN, KD [1 ]
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[1] WHISTON HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,PRESCOT L35 5DR,MERSEYSIDE,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(92)94150-V
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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We report the isolation of metronidazole-resistant Bacteroides fragilis from a postoperative wound abscess in a 72-year-old woman who had not been treated with metronidazole during the preceding 9 months. The case illustrates the need for caution when identifying anaerobes on the basis of metronidazole sensitivity. © 1992 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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