title: Hepatic abscess due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus milleri: implications for antibiotic therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Australia, Department of Medicine, Fremantle, Western Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quinlivan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Darragh
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents