Liver abscess due to Neisseria sicca after repeated transcatheter arterial embolization.
Neisseria sicca is rarely associated with clinical infections and to the authors' knowledge this organism has not been reported as a causative agent of infected biloma (liver abscess). A case of a diabetic man with infected biloma due to N. sicca after repeated transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma is reported. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous cefotaxime and metronidazole. The biochemical profile and 16S rRNA gene partial sequencing results of the isolate were in agreement with those of N. sicca.
Chung
Hsing-Chun
HC
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Teng
Lee-Jene
LJ
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D042808:Neisseria sicca / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D002439:Cefotaxime