[Clinical and bacteriological features of 12 cases of liver abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri group]

Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2001 Jun;75(6):464-8. doi: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.75.464.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology*
  • Liver Abscess / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / physiopathology