The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection

Mario Alessandri-Bonetti; Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci; Giacomo Luppi; Silvia Angeletti; Giordano Dicuonzo; Antonio Picardi

doi:10.1155/2016/7438972

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2016)

The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection

Mario Alessandri-Bonetti,
Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci,
Giacomo Luppi,
Silvia Angeletti,
Giordano Dicuonzo,
Antonio Picardi

Affiliations

Mario Alessandri-Bonetti: Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci: Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Giacomo Luppi: Department of Interventional Radiology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Silvia Angeletti: Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Giordano Dicuonzo: Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Antonio Picardi: Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7438972
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2016

Abstract

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A case of liver abscess due to Bacillus cereus infection in an immunocompetent 59-year-old man is reported. Percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy, with vancomycin and levofloxacin afterwards, have been demonstrated to be an appropriate treatment, leading to clinical and radiological cure.

Published in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 2090-6625 (Print); 2090-6633 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4806

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