title: Liver abscess caused by CTX-M-55-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enteritidis.
abstract: Liver abscesses secondary to Salmonella species are rarely described in the general population. We herein describe a case of a liver abscess caused by CTX-M-55-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enteritidis, which has not been reported in the literature. A 54-year-old male was admitted due to a high fever and was clinically diagnosed with a liver abscess. Culture of the fluid from the liver abscess revealed CTX-M-55-type ESBL-producing S. enteritidis. Although the patient underwent percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage and antibiotic therapy, he died one month later. It should be noted that liver abscesses are potentially fatal depending on the causative pathogen.
authors.affiliation: The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imoto
authors.forename: Yukimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edogawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Malak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takii
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Umegaki
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ukimura
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases