Abscess caused by vancomycin-resistant Lactobacillus confusus
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 29 (9) , 2063-4
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.29.9.2063-2064.1991
Abstract
Several isolates of vancomycin-resistant Lactobacillus confusus from human sources have been described, but to our knowledge, no well-documented infection attributable to this organism has been published. A thumb abscess caused by this bacterium in a healthy 49-year-old male is reported here. He was successfully treated by surgical drainage and cephalothin.Keywords
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