Gemella haemolysans Bacteraemia in a patient with solitary liver abscess

Iqbal Malik; Sujoy Ghosh; Cian Nutt; Alan Macdonald; Abhijit M. Bal; Andrew Collier

doi:10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60067-9

Gemella haemolysans Bacteraemia in a patient with solitary liver abscess

Iqbal Malik, Sujoy Ghosh^*, Cian Nutt, Alan Macdonald, Abhijit M. Bal, Andrew Collier

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Abstract

We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a solitary liver abscess and Gemella haemolysans bacteraemia. No other focus of infection was identified. The patient did not have any predisposing factors. He was treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks and the abscess was drained. He made a complete recovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	438-441
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume	43
Issue number	5
Early online date	22 Oct 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60067-9
Publication status	Published - Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gemella haemolysans
Liver abscess

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Immunology and Allergy
General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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