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Published in: Infection 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Case Report

Liver abscess due to Actinomyces odontolyticus in an immunocompetent patient

Authors: C.-T. Chao, C.-H. Liao, C.-C. Lai, P.-R. Hsueh

Published in: Infection | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Liver abscess caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus is rarely reported. We report an immunocompetent patient who developed A. odontolyticus liver abscess, and was successfully treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks and abscess drainage. The isolate could not be identified accurately by one commercial biochemical method and was documented to species level by partial sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes.
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Metadata
Title
Liver abscess due to Actinomyces odontolyticus in an immunocompetent patient
Authors
C.-T. Chao
C.-H. Liao
C.-C. Lai
P.-R. Hsueh
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Infection / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0063-7

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