Multiple pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Eggerthella lenta treated with ertapenem: A case report

Richard M. Elias; Shiao Yen Khoo; Jakrapun Pupaibool; Ju Hsien Nienaber; Nathan W. Cummins

doi:10.1155/2012/718130

Multiple pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Eggerthella lenta treated with ertapenem: A case report

Richard M. Elias, Shiao Yen Khoo, Jakrapun Pupaibool, Ju Hsien Nienaber, Nathan W. Cummins

Infectious Diseases

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Anaerobic gram-positive bacilli can occasionally be implicated in infections but are difficult to identify in culture by conventional biochemical methods. We report a case of liver abscesses caused by Eggerthella lenta, identified via 16S rRNA sequencing in a previously healthy patient, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and ertapenem.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	718130
Journal	Case Reports in Medicine
Volume	2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/718130
State	Published - 2012

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