Brevibacterium Bacteremia in the Setting of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Case Report with Accompanying Literature Review

A 71-year-old Pakistani man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presenting with worsening mental status, abdominal pain, and oral intake for the past seven days was found to have pyogenic hepatic abscess with unculturable bacteria and subsequently found to have rare Brevibacterium bacter...

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Published in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2021-12, Vol.2021, p.8034874-6
Main Authors: Hossain, Sarah, Hossain, Afif, Barajas-Ochoa, Aldo, Jaker, Michael A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Bacteremia
Cardiovascular disease
Case Report
Case reports
Catheters
Chemotherapy
Congenital diseases
Coronary vessels
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
Diabetes
Diabetes therapy
Emergency medical care
Endocarditis
Enzymes
Fever
Hypertension
Iloprost
Immune system
Leukemia
Literature reviews
Liver
Liver diseases
Lymphoma
Metronidazole
Neutropenia
Ostomy
Pain
Patients
Sitagliptin
Sulbactam
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:A 71-year-old Pakistani man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presenting with worsening mental status, abdominal pain, and oral intake for the past seven days was found to have pyogenic hepatic abscess with unculturable bacteria and subsequently found to have rare Brevibacterium bacteremia.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2021/8034874