Liver abscess due to Neisseria sicca after repeated transcatheter arterial embolization
Journal
Journal of Medical Microbiology
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
11
Pages
1561-1562
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Abstract
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. ? 2007 SGM.
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cefixime; cefotaxime; metronidazole; adult; artery catheterization; article; artificial embolism; bacterium isolate; case report; clinical examination; gene sequence; human; liver abscess; liver cell carcinoma; male; Neisseria sicca; nucleotide sequence; physical examination; priority journal; symptomatology; treatment response; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Catheterization; Cefotaxime; Embolization, Therapeutic; Humans; Liver Abscess; Male; Metronidazole; Middle Aged; Neisseria sicca; Neisseriaceae Infections; Radiography, Abdominal
Type
journal article