Case report of an unusual hepatic abscess caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Abstract Background Actinomyces odontolyticus is not commonly recognized as a causative microbe of liver abscess. The detection and identification of A. odontolyticus in laboratories and its recognition as a pathogen in clinical settings can be challenging. However, in the past decades, knowledge on...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Shao-Lun Hsu, Chin-Ting Wu, Yuan-Chen Chang, Chia-Kwung Fan, Yuarn-Jang Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-09-01
Subjects:	Actinomyces odontolyticus Streptococcus constellatus Candida albicans Liver abscess Human immunodeficiency virus
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06703-6