A case of liver abscess co-infected with Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and Escherichia coli and review of the literature.
J Infect Chemother
; 24(5): 393-397, 2018 May.
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ABSTRACT
A 73-year-old woman was admitted with consciousness disturbance following a fever. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large liver abscess with which the presence of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and Escherichia coli was confirmed by thorough blood and abscess content culture. Empiric meropenem treatment was switched to cefoperazone/sulbactam, followed by ampicillin/sulbactam based on susceptibility testing. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans is a common bacterium that rarely causes liver abscess and may be overlooked during co-infection due to overgrowth of the accompanying bacteria. Clinicians should bear Desulfovibrio desulfuricans in mind and select the appropriate antibiotics according to susceptibility testing when anaerobic bacteria are detected in a liver abscess.
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Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
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Infecções por Desulfovibrionaceae
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Escherichia coli
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
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Coinfecção
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Abscesso Hepático
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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2018
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