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Case Reports
. 1989 Feb;155(2):139-40.

Isolation of Eikenella corrodens from a liver abscess. Case report

T Hofstad  1 , A Horn
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  • PMID: 2662690
Case Reports

Isolation of Eikenella corrodens from a liver abscess. Case report

T Hofstad et al. Acta Chir Scand. 1989 Feb.

Abstract

Eikenella corrodens was isolated from a posttraumatic liver abscess in a man with previous hemicolectomy for sigmoid adenocarcinoma. Escherichia coli was the initial isolate, but sepsis persisted after its eradication by cefuroxime and metronidazole. A second specimen yielded E. corrodens which responded promptly to combined ampicillin and netilmicin. The patient died of disseminated cancer 6 months later.

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