Multiple Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Caused byEggerthella lentaTreated with Ertapenem: A Case Report | Zendy

Richard Eliáš | Zendy; Shiao-Yen Khoo | Zendy; Jakrapun Pupaibool | Zendy; Ju-Hsien J.C. Nienaber | Zendy; Nathan W. Cummins | Zendy

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Multiple Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Caused byEggerthella lentaTreated with Ertapenem: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Richard Eliáš,

Shiao-Yen Khoo,

Jakrapun Pupaibool,

Ju-Hsien J.C. Nienaber,

Nathan W. Cummins

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2012/718130

Subject(s) - ertapenem , medicine , percutaneous , microbiology and biotechnology , bacilli , imipenem , bacteria , antibiotics , biology , antibiotic resistance , genetics

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.

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