'Streptococcus milleri' aortic valve endocarditis and hepatic abscess.
Although well-recognized animal pathogens, group C streptococci are relatively rare causes of human infection. The phenotypically small-colony group C 'Streptococcus milleri' are typically associated with suppurative disease of soft tissue and organs, including liver abscesses, while bacteraemia and endocarditis are distinctly less common. Herein, a case of 'S. milleri' causing both endocarditis and liver abscess in the same patient is reported.
Rashid
Rashid M
RM
MD PhD Program, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
Salah
Wajeeh
W
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
Parada
Jorge P
JP
Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA.|Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D034364:Streptococcus milleri Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents