A Case of Lymphocyst Infection Caused by <I>vanB</I> Type VRE

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  • IMAFUKU Yuji
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
  • YOSHIDA Hiroshi
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
  • SATO Toshio
    Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine Fukushima Medical University Hospital
  • YAMADA Hidekazu
    Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
  • SATO Akira
    Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
  • HIRAMATSU Keiichi
    Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University

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  • <I>vanB</I>型VREによる子宮頸癌術後骨盤内感染性嚢胞の1例
  • A Case of Lymphocyst Infection Caused by vanB Type VRE

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Abstract

A case of post-operative abdominal lymphocyst infection caused by vanB type vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) in reported. A27-year-old female was diagnosed as pregnancy with uterine cervical carcinoma and underwent Cesarean section and radical hysterectomy. After discharge, she developed a high fever which was diagnosed as a lymphocyst infection. Microbiological examination demonstrated the presence of vanB typeVRE in the cyst fluid. Cyst cleaning and minocyclin injection were effective. This is the first case of VRE infection in Japan.

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  • Kansenshogaku Zasshi

    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 73 (5), 473-476, 1999

    The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

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