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Successful outpatient management of pelvic actinomycosis by ceftriaxone: a report of three cases
Onal, Eda Demir; Altinbas, Akif; Onal, Ibrahim Koral; Ascioglu, Sibel; Akpinar, Meltem Gulsun; Himmetoglu, Cigdem; Sardan, Yesim Cetinkaya.
Afiliação
  • Onal, Eda Demir; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Internal Medicine. Ankara. TR
  • Altinbas, Akif; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Internal Medicine. Ankara. TR
  • Onal, Ibrahim Koral; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Internal Medicine. Ankara. TR
  • Ascioglu, Sibel; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Infectious Diseases. Ankara. TR
  • Akpinar, Meltem Gulsun; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Radiology. Ankara. TR
  • Himmetoglu, Cigdem; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Pathology. Ankara. TR
  • Sardan, Yesim Cetinkaya; Hacettepe University Medical School. Department of Infectious Diseases. Ankara. TR
Braz. j. infect. dis ; Braz. j. infect. dis;13(5): 391-393, Oct. 2009. ilus
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-544996
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
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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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Penicilinas / Ceftriaxona / Actinomicose / Infecção Pélvica / Antibacterianos Limite: Adult / Female / 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
Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Penicilinas / Ceftriaxona / Actinomicose / Infecção Pélvica / Antibacterianos Limite: Adult / Female / 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