Liver abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda.
Edwardsiella tarda, among other Enterobacteriaceae, is a rare isolate from clinical specimens in man. A liver abscess caused by E. tarda was found in a middleaged woman without overt epidemiologic exposure to known reservoirs of this organism. While the most likely source of infection was the bowel, we failed to demonstrate a gut carriage of E. tarda or to show any local condition predisposing to the development of the liver lesion.
D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000382:microbiology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography