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Rhodococcus isoliert aus Glutäalabszeß

Rhodococcus isolated from a gluteal abscess (with a survey of the literature)

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Zusammenfassung

Die human-pathogene Bedeutung der GattungRhodococcus ist gering. Ihre taxonomische Einordnung kann einige Schwierigkeiten bereiten, weil es keine systematische Beschreibung gibt. Die vorliegende Arbeit faßt das internationale Schrifttum zur mikrobiologischen Diagnostik und über die Klinik der wenigen, bisher bekannt gewordenen Rhodococcus-Infektionen zusammen und beschreibt den ersten Fall eines durchRhodococcus sp. verursachten Spritzenabszesses.

Summary

The pathogenic role of the genusRhodococcus as an infectious agent in human beings is very small. Its taxonomic allocation may be difficult since there is no systematic description of this bacterial group. This paper summarizes the international literature on the microbiologic diagnosis ofRhodococcus and the small number of known cases ofRhodococcus infections. A description is given of the first case of a post-injection gluteal abscess caused by aRhodococcus sp.

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Bürger, H., Müller, H.E. Rhodococcus isoliert aus Glutäalabszeß. Infection 10, 343–346 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01642296

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