1. Splenic abscess due to Staphylococcus lentus: A rare entity
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Konstantinos V. Kanakis, Iris G. Karachaliou, Antonios K. Zacharof, George N. Karachalios, Rozetta Koutri, and Fotios V. Michelis
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Male ,Microbiology (medical) ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Staphylococcus ,medicine.disease_cause ,Staphylococcus lentus ,Humans ,Medicine ,Aged ,Splenic Diseases ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,biology ,business.industry ,Rare entity ,Splenic abscess ,General Medicine ,Staphylococcal Infections ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Abscess ,Alcoholism ,Infectious Diseases ,Staphylococcus aureus ,Etiology ,Anaerobic bacteria ,Splenic disease ,business - Abstract
Splenic abscess is an unusual condition, most often seen in immunocompromised patients. Splenic abscesses are due to aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, fungi and parasites, Staphylococcus aureus being the most common aetiological agent. We describe a case of splenic abscess in an alcoholic patient due to Staphylococcus lentus, a rare aetiology included in the microbiology of this disease.
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- 2006
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