TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous abscess due to Eubacterium lentum in injection drug user
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Lattuada, Emanuela
AU - Zorzi, Antonella
AU - Lanzafame, Massimiliano
AU - Antolini, Dario
AU - Fontana, Roberta
AU - Vento, Sandro
AU - Concia, Ercole
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - We described the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of cutaneous abscess due to Eubacterium lentum in a parenteral drug user, after complete fracture of the right femor. The case underlines the importance of carefully performed microbiological tests, due to the peculiar cultural needs of the micro-organism.
AB - We described the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of cutaneous abscess due to Eubacterium lentum in a parenteral drug user, after complete fracture of the right femor. The case underlines the importance of carefully performed microbiological tests, due to the peculiar cultural needs of the micro-organism.
KW - Cutaneous abscess
KW - Eubacterium lentum
KW - Fastidious organism
KW - Injection drug user
KW - Predisponing factors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 16038756
AN - SCOPUS:22144444885
VL - 51
SP - e71-e72
JO - Journal of Infection
JF - Journal of Infection
SN - 0163-4453
IS - 2
ER -