title: [Pyogenic liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri].
abstract: Streptococcus milleri is a facultative anaerobic pathogen of the viridans group associated with serious suppurative infections, mainly abscesses. We saw 3 cases of liver abscess due to this organism in 1990 in women aged 43, 59 and 67 years, respectively. The coccus was grown from blood cultures in 2 of the cases and from abscess drainage in the 3rd. The importance of prompt diagnosis of liver abscess by means of CT and ultrasonography is stressed. Conservative treatment consists of CT-guided percutaneous drainage, followed by prolonged antibiotic treatment. Such conservative measures avoid complex and sometimes hazardous surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine B, Central Hospital of the Emek, Afula.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reichman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flatau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents