Recurrent Anaerobic Skin Abscesses
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (3) , 241-242
- https://doi.org/10.3109/inf.1982.14.issue-3.16
Abstract
20 adult patients (17 women) presented axillary, gluteal, external genital, breast and groin abscesses. Anaerobic bacteria were isolated in 10 cases; Peptococcus magnus in 8. Staphylococcus aureus was the sole organism in 2 cases, skin flora (Staphylococcus epidermidis) in 6. No bacteria were isolated from 2 patients. The Staph, aureus were mainly phage group III strains or nontypable. It is apparent that these kinds of skin infections comprise a special group with regard to epidemiology and etiology.Keywords
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