title: Liver abscess due to Actinomyces odontolyticus in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Liver abscess caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus is rarely reported. We report an immunocompetent patient who developed A. odontolyticus liver abscess, and was successfully treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks and abscess drainage. The isolate could not be identified accurately by one commercial biochemical method and was documented to species level by partial sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C-T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: P-R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents