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Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication.
Wong, Sally C Y; Poon, Rosana W S; Chen, Jonathan H K; Tse, Herman; Lo, Janice Y C; Ng, Tak-Keung; Au, Jonathan C K; Tse, Cindy W S; Cheung, Ingrid Y Y; Yuk, Man-Ting; Luk, Wei-Kwang; Yuen, Kwok-Yung.
Afiliación
  • Wong SCY; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Poon RWS; The University of Hong Kong.
  • Chen JHK; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Tse H; The University of Hong Kong.
  • Lo JYC; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Ng TK; The University of Hong Kong.
  • Au JCK; The University of Hong Kong.
  • Tse CWS; Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong.
  • Cheung IYY; Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Yuk MT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Luk WK; Kwong-Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
  • Yuen KY; Kwong-Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
Open Forum Infect Dis ; 4(2): ofx096, 2017.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28852671
ABSTRACT
This retrospective study of patients with Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii infections revealed a predominance of mastitis and a potential association with psychiatric illnesses. At least one third of our patients with C kroppenstedtii mastitis had psychiatric illness, and >92% received antipsychotic medications. Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia may be an important modifiable risk factor in these patients.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Open Forum Infect Dis Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Hong Kong

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Open Forum Infect Dis Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Hong Kong