Breaking Bad: a case of Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess

Breaking Bad: a case of Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess

We present a case of a 46-year-old Hispanic male with a past medical history significant for uncontrolled diabetes presenting with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and found to have Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess. A PubMed and Clinical Key literature review of the other known cases of...

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Main Authors:	Abdillahi M. Omar, Nastaran Ahmadi, Mutaz Ombada, Joseph Fuscaldo, Nazia Siddiqui, Myra Safo, Swaroopa Nalamalapu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2019-05-01
Series:	Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:	Lactobacillus liver abscess uncontrolled diabetes probiotics hepatobiliary virulence factors
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1607704

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