BREAST ABSCESS - COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AS A SOLE PATHOGEN

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SURANI, S [1 ]
CHANDNA, H [1 ]
WEINSTEIN, RA [1 ]
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[1] MICHAEL REESE HOSP & MED CTR,DEPT MED,DIV INFECT DIS,2929 S ELLIS AVE,116 BAUMGARTEN,CHICAGO,IL 60616
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10.1093/clinids/17.4.701
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Breast abscesses in nonlactating women are very uncommon. Rarely have cases been reported in which coagulase-negative staphylococci have been isolated in pure culture. We describe a 67-year-old patient who had such an abscess. Specimens obtained by fine needle aspiration, incision and drainage, and biopsy of the breast mass all showed acute inflammation and many gram-positive cocci on gram stain and histologic examination; cultures of all specimens yielded many coagulase-negative staphylococci. The patient responded well to incision and drainage and therapy with antibiotics.
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