Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature
Gemella haemolysans is a rare cause of human disease, namely infective endocarditis and brain abscesses. We report herein a case of Gemella haemolysans liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult patient secondary to blunt liver trauma and successfully managed by medical-surgical approach.
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Gemella haemolysans is a rare cause of human disease, namely infective endocarditis and brain abscesses. We report herein a case of Gemella haemolysans liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult patient secondary to blunt liver trauma and successfully managed by medical-surgical approach.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f9e467025e04433b5626e18fa06a3792025-08-20T02:27:09ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802018-02-01120210.3855/jidc.9851Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literatureRita Wilson Dib0Mireille Matar1Rami Hallak2Anna Farra3Jacques Mokhbat4University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center, Houston TX, United StatesLebanese University School of Medical Sciences, Beirut, LebanonLebanese American University School of Medicine, Beirut, LebanonLebanese American University School of Medicine, Beirut, LebanonLebanese American University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon Gemella haemolysans is a rare cause of human disease, namely infective endocarditis and brain abscesses. We report herein a case of Gemella haemolysans liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult patient secondary to blunt liver trauma and successfully managed by medical-surgical approach. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9851 |
| spellingShingle | Rita Wilson Dib Mireille Matar Rami Hallak Anna Farra Jacques Mokhbat Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
| title | Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Gemella hepatic abscesses: a case report and review of the literature |
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