AUTHOR=Wang Mingxi , Zhang Xia , Jiang Tao , Hu Shaohua , Yi Zhengjun , Zhou Yajun , Ming Desong , Chen Shicheng
TITLE=Liver Abscess Caused by Pannonibacter phragmitetus: Case Report and Literature Review
JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine
VOLUME=4
YEAR=2017
URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2017.00048
DOI=10.3389/fmed.2017.00048
ISSN=2296-858X
ABSTRACT=BackgroundBacterial hepatic abscess is a common occurrence in developing countries, which is mostly caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Pannonibacter phragmitetus is a Gram-negative alkali-tolerant bacillus that exists in the natural environment. Human infection by this bacterium is rare, with only four cases reported.
MethodWe presented one of these cases with a bacterial liver abscess by a polymicrobial infection involving P. phragmitetus and Streptococcus oralis, with P. phragmitetus being the predominate isolate.
Result and discussionOur strain of P. phragmitetus was resistant to more antibiotics than the other reported two strains. This case further verified the infectivity of P. phragmitetus.