[A case of multiple liver abscesses associated with Streptococcus salivarius in a patient with chronic periodontitis].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
; 111(8): 1602-8, 2014 Aug.
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in Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25100350
ABSTRACT
Streptococcus salivarius is an oral commensal bacterium that rarely causes disease in humans. Here, we report a case of liver abscess associated with S. salivarius in a 41-year-old woman who presented with continuous abdominal discomfort, fatigue, and fever. She was diagnosed with multiple liver abscesses; she underwent percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage. Thereafter, S. salivarius was isolated in all bacterial cultures of the drained abscesses, and it was sensitive to penicillins. She made a good recovery after treatment. In the absence of an infective source other than chronic periodontitis, the cause of liver abscesses was attributed to oral S. salivarius. S. salivarius is a normal oral commensal, and oral commensals must be considered if the infective origin of liver abscess cannot be determined.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Periodontitis
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Streptococcus
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Liver Abscess
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ja
Year:
2014
Type:
Article