Hepatic abscess due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus milleri: implications for antibiotic therapy.
We report a case of intrahepatic abscess involving infection with Eikenella corrodens. The organism proved difficult to isolate and would not have been covered by some empirical regimens used in penicillin-allergic patients.
Quinlivan
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University of Western Australia, Department of Medicine, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Davis
T M
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Daly
F J
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Darragh
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016124:Eikenella corrodens; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents