Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae

J Med Microbiol. 2009 May;58(Pt 5):671-673. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.006734-0.

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae serogroups displaying the hypermucoviscosity phenotype are associated with a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by liver abscesses, bacteraemia and metastatic lesions. We describe here what we believe to be the first reported case of hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae causing a superficial Bartholin's abscess in the absence of systemic involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bartholin's Glands / microbiology*
  • Bartholin's Glands / pathology*
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use*
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vulvar Diseases / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin