title: Gardnerella vaginalis: an unusual case of pyogenic liver abscess.
abstract: We present a case of pyogenic liver abscess caused by Gardnerella vaginalis, a previously unreported suppurative complication of infection with this organism. The development of the pylephlebitis originating from endometritis and the possible synergistic interaction of an anaerobic and aerobic organism is reviewed. G. vaginalis has been infrequently isolated in the laboratory; perhaps with refined culturing techniques and recognition of the pathogenic potential of this organism, further cases of suppurative complications will be described.
authors.affiliation: UAB/Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program, Alabama.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ezzell
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Many
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology