Medical Case Studies

  • Abbreviation: Med. Case Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6532
  • DOI: 10.5897/MCS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 43

Case Report

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus prostatic abscess in an American soldier

Howard MacLennan, D. O.
  • Howard MacLennan, D. O.
  • Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
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Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán
  • Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán
  • Department of Clinical Investigation, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States.
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Elizabeth Goorley, D. O.
  • Elizabeth Goorley, D. O.
  • Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Ingram
  • Benjamin Ingram
  • Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
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  •  Received: 18 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 24 June 2014
  •  Published: 01 August 2014

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Venyo AKG (2011). Prostatic Abscess: Case Report And Review Of Literature. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Webmed Limited, UK. 

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