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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;50(1):192-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.05361-11. Epub 2011 Oct 26.

Breast abscess in a man due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis

Nada Brncic  1 , Lari Gorup, Miroslav Strcic, Maja Abram, Elvira Mustac
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Breast abscess in a man due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis

Nada Brncic et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Nontyphoidal salmonellae can cause breast infection only exceptionally. A case of breast abscess in a 70-year-old man due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) is reported. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of surgical and antibiotic treatment.

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