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1: J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Aug;43(8):4258-61.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Microbiology of Bartholin's gland abscess in Japan.

Tanaka K, Mikamo H, Ninomiya M, Tamaya T, Izumi K, Ito K, Yamaoka K, Watanabe K.

Division of Anaerobe Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.

This study was conducted to determine the current epidemiology concerning the causative organisms for Bartholin's gland abscess in Japan. Microbiological examination of 224 cases showed positive results in 219 cases and negative results in 5 cases. Of all of the bacterial isolates, 307 and 118 were aerobes and anaerobes, respectively. The most frequently isolated bacterium was Escherichia coli. Of the anaerobes, the most frequently isolated organism was Bacteroides species, followed by Prevotella species. The organisms related to respiratory infectious diseases, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, including resistant bacteria, were sometimes involved between 2000 and 2004.

PMID: 16081994 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1233935

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