TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and bacteriological features of 12 cases of liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri group
AU - Kanamori, S.
AU - Shinzato, T.
AU - Toyoda, K.
AU - Tohyama, M.
AU - Hirata, T.
AU - Nakasone, H.
AU - Higa, F.
AU - Tateyama, M.
AU - Kusano, N.
AU - Sakugawa, H.
AU - Saito, A.
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PY - 2001/6
Y1 - 2001/6
N2 - We described the clinical and bacteriological features of 12 cases of liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri group (SMG) during a 6-year period from 1993 to 1998. The gender was 11 males and 1 female with their ages ranging from 39 to 76 years old (mean: 53.4). The common symptoms were fever (100%), abdominal pain (67%), and appetite loss (58%). Nine cases had underlying diseases such as carcinomas and diabetes mellitus. Predominant causes of the liver abscess were cryptogenic (42%) and biliary tract disease (33%). Three patients died of an exacerbation of the carcinoma. Eight cases (67%) was single infection of SMG and no mixed infection with anaerobes. No strains isolated in this series showed resistance against penicillin G and ampicillin. SMG was highly isolated from the blood culture in eight of the 11 cases (73%). Liver abscess should be taken into consideration as one of the causes of SMG septicemia.
AB - We described the clinical and bacteriological features of 12 cases of liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri group (SMG) during a 6-year period from 1993 to 1998. The gender was 11 males and 1 female with their ages ranging from 39 to 76 years old (mean: 53.4). The common symptoms were fever (100%), abdominal pain (67%), and appetite loss (58%). Nine cases had underlying diseases such as carcinomas and diabetes mellitus. Predominant causes of the liver abscess were cryptogenic (42%) and biliary tract disease (33%). Three patients died of an exacerbation of the carcinoma. Eight cases (67%) was single infection of SMG and no mixed infection with anaerobes. No strains isolated in this series showed resistance against penicillin G and ampicillin. SMG was highly isolated from the blood culture in eight of the 11 cases (73%). Liver abscess should be taken into consideration as one of the causes of SMG septicemia.
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U2 - 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.75.464
DO - 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.75.464
M3 - Article
C2 - 11494562
AN - SCOPUS:0035380323
VL - 75
SP - 464
EP - 468
JO - Nippon Densenbyo Gakkai zasshi
JF - Nippon Densenbyo Gakkai zasshi
SN - 0387-5911
IS - 6
ER -
