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Liver abscess and sepsis with Bacillus pantothenticus in an immunocompetent patient: a first case report
Jung Sik Na1, Tae Hyung Kim, Heung Su Kim
1Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, 1306 Dunsandong, Seogu, Daejeon 302-799, South Korea.
Abstract:
Bacillus species are aerobic, gram-positive, spore forming rods that are usually found in the soil, dust, streams, and other environmental sources. Except for Bacillus. anthracis (B. anthracis), most species display low virulence, and only rarely cause infections in hosts with weak or damaged immune systems. There are two case reports of B. cereus as a potentially serious bacterial pathogen causing a liver abscess in an immunologically competent patient. We herein report a case of liver abscess and sepsis caused by B. pantothenticus in an immunocompetent patient. Until now, no case of liver abscess due to B. pantothenticus has been reported.
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