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Multiple Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Caused byEggerthella lentaTreated with Ertapenem: A Case Report
Eliáš, Richard , Khoo, Shiao-Yen , Pupaibool, Jakrapun , Nienaber, Ju-Hsien J.C., Cummins, Nathan W. , Elias, Richard M , Pupaibool, Jakrapun
Case Reports in Medicine | March 5, 2012 | Volume: 2012 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-4
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 byEggerthella lenta, identified via 16S rRNA sequencing in a previously healthy patient, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and ertapenem.