Paronychia Due to Prevotella bivia That Resulted in Amputation: Fast and Correct Bacteriological Diagnosis Is Crucial
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Paronychia due to Prevotella bivia that resulted in amputation: fast and correct bacteriological diagnosis is crucial.
Prevotella bivia is mainly associated with endometritis. The case of a patient with paronychia in a thumb due to P. bivia resulting in osteitis and amputation is reported. The species was not acknowledged in the first bacterial culture 2 weeks before surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.10.4901-4903.2003