The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection

Joint Authors

Angeletti, Silvia
Dicuonzo, Giordano
Alessandri-Bonetti, Mario
Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Umberto
Luppi, Giacomo
Picardi, Antonio

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-11-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

A case of liver abscess due to Bacillus cereus infection in an immunocompetent 59-year-old man is reported.

Percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy, with vancomycin and levofloxacin afterwards, have been demonstrated to be an appropriate treatment, leading to clinical and radiological cure.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Alessandri-Bonetti, Mario& Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Umberto& Luppi, Giacomo& Angeletti, Silvia& Dicuonzo, Giordano& Picardi, Antonio. 2016. The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101015

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Alessandri-Bonetti, Mario…[et al.]. The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101015

American Medical Association (AMA)

Alessandri-Bonetti, Mario& Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Umberto& Luppi, Giacomo& Angeletti, Silvia& Dicuonzo, Giordano& Picardi, Antonio. The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101015

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1101015