Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group
Pyogenic liver abscesses in the pediatric population are rare occurrences in the developed world. We present two cases of previously healthy males presenting with fever and abdominal pain found to have liver abscesses due to organisms in the Streptococcus anginosus group. The microbiology of S. angi...
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| description | Pyogenic liver abscesses in the pediatric population are rare occurrences in the developed world. We present two cases of previously healthy males presenting with fever and abdominal pain found to have liver abscesses due to organisms in the Streptococcus anginosus group. The microbiology of S. anginosus along with the management and recommended treatment in children with liver abscesses is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e05db23ba5441b98a6a2bf15dc039a72025-02-03T01:11:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/685953685953Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus GroupMichael Cellucci0Erin Simon1Stephen Eppes2Diagnostic Referral Division, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, De 19803, USANemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, USADivision of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Nemours/AIfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, De 19803, USAPyogenic liver abscesses in the pediatric population are rare occurrences in the developed world. We present two cases of previously healthy males presenting with fever and abdominal pain found to have liver abscesses due to organisms in the Streptococcus anginosus group. The microbiology of S. anginosus along with the management and recommended treatment in children with liver abscesses is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/685953 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Cellucci Erin Simon Stephen Eppes Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group |
| title_full | Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group |
| title_fullStr | Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group |
| title_short | Microbiology and Management of Pediatric Liver Abscesses: Two Cases Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group |
| title_sort | microbiology and management of pediatric liver abscesses two cases caused by streptococcus anginosus group |
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