Liver Abscess and Empyema due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris

Lactococcus lactis cremoris infections are very rare in humans. We experienced liver abscess and empyema due to L. lactis cremoris in an immunocompetent adult. A 42-yr-old man was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a liver abscess and chest CT showed...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hye Sook, Park, Dae Won, Youn, Young Kyoung, Jo, Yu Mi, Kim, Jeong Yeon, Song, Joon Young, Sohn, Jang-Wook, Cheong, Hee Jin, Kim, Woo Joo, Kim, Min Ja, Choi, Won Suk
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21060760
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1669
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Sumario:Lactococcus lactis cremoris infections are very rare in humans. We experienced liver abscess and empyema due to L. lactis cremoris in an immunocompetent adult. A 42-yr-old man was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a liver abscess and chest CT showed loculated pleural effusion consistent with empyema. L. lactis cremoris was isolated from culture of the abscess material and blood. The patient was treated with pus drainage from liver abscess, video-assisted thoracoscopic decortications for empyema, and antibiotics including cefotaxime and levofloxacin. The patient was completely recovered with the treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a L. lactis cremoris infection in Korea.

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