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Imaging InlC Secretion to Investigate Cellular Infection by the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
Published on: September 19, 2013
Liver abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes: case report and review
1Section of Infectious Diseases, Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania 19001.
Abstract:
Involvement of the liver in cases of Listeria monocytogenes infection is uncommon but has been manifested as solitary liver abscess, multiple liver abscesses, and hepatitis. We describe a 73-year-old diabetic woman who presented with a solitary liver abscess and prolonged fever, and we review the world literature on hepatic manifestations of L. monocytogenes infection. Patients presenting with solitary liver abscesses uniformly recovered with antimicrobial therapy and abscess drainage, whereas almost all patients presenting with multiple liver abscesses died.
Insights
Listeria monocytogenes liver infections are rare, presenting as abscesses or hepatitis. Solitary liver abscesses in patients with Listeria monocytogenes infection uniformly resolved with treatment, unlike multiple abscesses which were often fatal.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
Background:
- Liver involvement in Listeria monocytogenes infections is infrequent.
- Hepatic manifestations include solitary abscesses, multiple abscesses, and hepatitis.
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