Liver abscess due to Actinomyces odontolyticus in an immunocompetent patient
Journal
Infection
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
1
Pages
77-79
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
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. ? 2010 Urban & Vogel.
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Other Subjects
amoxicillin; ceftriaxone; creatinine; nitrogen; RNA 16S; sultamicillin; abscess drainage; Actinomyces; actinomyces odontolyticus; aged; article; case report; computer assisted tomography; diarrhea; drug substitution; drug withdrawal; echography; epigastric pain; flatulence; follow up; human; immunocompetence; leukocyte count; liver abscess; male; nonhuman; nucleotide sequence; RNA sequence; sequence analysis; Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drainage; Humans; Liver Abscess; Male; Radiography, Abdominal; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome
Type
journal article