Successful outpatient management of pelvic actinomycosis by ceftriaxone: a report of three cases
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;13(5): 391-393, Oct. 2009. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Pelvic actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative disease caused by actinomyces israeli. Intravenous penicillin is the preferred antimicrobial but it requires hospitalization up to one month. An outpatient treatment strategy would be cost effective and a good choice for patients. Here we present three cases in which intramuscular ceftriaxone was successfully used in the outpatient settings following surgery and IV penicillin treatment in the hospital.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Penicilinas
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Ceftriaxona
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Actinomicose
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Infecção Pélvica
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia
País de publicação:
Brasil