Multiple liver abscesses and bacteremia caused by Streptococcus constellatus infection: a case report

The Streptococcus milleri group (SMG) comprises commensal mucosal bacteria. Pyogenic liver abscesses due to hematogenous SMG infection are rare but can be observed even in healthy patients. In such cases, physicians should consider the existence of primary lesions that allow penetration of the SMG.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Akuzawa, Nobuhiro, Hatori, Takashi, Kitahara, Yonosuke, Kurabayashi, Masahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5224772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.774
Descripción
Sumario:The Streptococcus milleri group (SMG) comprises commensal mucosal bacteria. Pyogenic liver abscesses due to hematogenous SMG infection are rare but can be observed even in healthy patients. In such cases, physicians should consider the existence of primary lesions that allow penetration of the SMG.

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