title: A Case of Liver Abscess with Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Bacteremia.
abstract: Desulfovibrio spp. are gram-negative, sulfate-reducing, and anaerobic bacteria found in the digestive tract of humans. Because Desulfovibrio spp. are infrequent causative agents of infectious diseases and are difficult to isolate and to identify from clinical specimens, the appropriate antibiotic therapy to infection with Desulfovibrio spp. has not been determined. We report the first case of liver abscess with bacteremia due to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans to show the clinical presentation and treatment. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam and oral amoxicillin-clavulanic acid.
authors: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Saho
authors: S
authors: Koyano
authors: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Keita
authors: K
authors: Tatsuno
authors: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Okazaki
authors: Department of Microbiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
authors: Kiyofumi
authors: K
authors: Ohkusu
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Sasaki
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Health Care Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-34 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan.
authors: Ryoichi
authors: R
authors: Saito
authors: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Shu
authors: S
authors: Okugawa
authors: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors: Kyoji
authors: K
authors: Moriya
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