Intra-abdominal abscesses by Lactococcus lactis ssp cremoris in an immunocompetent adult with severe periodontitis and pernicious anemia
We report the case of an immunocompetent man who presented with fever and abdominal pain and was found to have a hepatic abscess and a peri-renal abscess with a computerized tomography scan. The hepatic abscess was drained percutaneously and cultures revealed the presence of Lactococcus lactis that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916301081 |