A Case of Liver Abscess with Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Bacteremia

Desulfovibrio spp. are gram-negative, sulfate-reducing, and anaerobic bacteria found in the digestive tract of humans. Because Desulfovibrio spp. are infrequent causative agents of infectious diseases and are difficult to isolate and to identify from clinical specimens, the appropriate antibiotic th...

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Main Authors: Saho Koyano, Keita Tatsuno, Mitsuhiro Okazaki, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Takashi Sasaki, Ryoichi Saito, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/354168