Medical treatment of multiple streptococcal liver abscesses
Journal Article
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· J. Clin. Gastroenterol.; (United States)
We describe four cases of multiple, cryptogenic, and streptococcal liver abscesses which were cured with antibiotic therapy. Two of the patients were referred for medical management as a last resort after open surgical drainage failed to eradicate the suppurative process. The other two patients were treated from the time of diagnosis with antimicrobial agents alone. Blood cultures or needle aspirates of the abscesses yielded a pure growth of streptococci in all instances. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin G. Cryptogenic streptococcal abscesses may represent a subset of multiple hepatic abscesses particularly amenable to successful medical therapy consisting of a minimum of 6 weeks parenteral antibiotic therapy followed by a period of oral antibiotics until clinical, biochemical, and radiological resolution of the abscesses has occurred.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- OSTI ID:
- 5502800
- Journal Information:
- J. Clin. Gastroenterol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Clin. Gastroenterol.; (United States) Vol. 5:2; ISSN JCGAD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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