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=Volume 4 - 2017

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=Background: Bacterial hepatic abscess is a common occurrence in developing countries, which is mostly caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli. Pannonibacter phragmitetus, is a Gram-negative alkalitolerant bacillus that exists in the natural environment. Human infection by this bacterium is rare, with only four cases reported. Method: We presented one of these cases with a bacterial liver abscess by a ploymicrobial infection involving P. phragmitetus and Streptococcus oralis, with P. phragmitetus being the predominate isolate. Result and Discussion: Our strain of P. phragmitetus was resistant to more antibiotics than the other reported two strains. This case further verified the infectivity of P. phragmitetus.