Complicated Isolated Liver Abscess Caused by Viridans Group Streptococci Leading to Right Hepatectomy

Authors

Muhammad F Ahmed
Zainab Abbasi
Sajan Das
Alok Aggarwal
Sonu Sahni, Touro CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-12-2020

Abstract

Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) secondary to bacterial etiologies are most often seen in developing countries and are less common in North America. The predominant etiology is infection occurring in the setting of direct extension of hepatobiliary or intestinal infection. The most common pathogen isolated from a PLA in the United States is

Comments

Originally published in Cureus. See https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9149

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, M., Abbasi, Z., Das, S., Aggarwal, A., & Sahni, S. (2020). Complicated Isolated Liver Abscess Caused by Viridans Group Streptococci Leading to Right Hepatectomy. Cureus, 12 (7), 9149. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9149

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