Open AccessMultiple liver abscesses and bacteremia caused by Streptococcus constellatus infection: a case report
Author(s) -
Akuzawa Nobuhiro,
Hatori Takashi,
Kitahara Yonosuke,
Kurabayashi Masahiko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.774
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus milleri , bacteremia , liver abscess , streptococcus , pathology , abscess , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , surgery , antibiotics , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message The Streptococcus milleri group (SMG) comprises commensal mucosal bacteria. Pyogenic liver abscesses due to hematogenous SMG infection are rare but can be observed even in healthy patients. In such cases, physicians should consider the existence of primary lesions that allow penetration of the SMG.