Micrococcus luteus: a putative cause of hepatic abscess?
Andreopoulos, T.; Papanikolaou, G.; Politou, M.; Konstantopoulos, K.; Stefanou, J.; Loukopoulos, D.
Panminerva Medica 42(3): 231-232
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-0808 PMID: 11218632 Document Number: 523239
Micrococcus luteus was repeatedly isolated in blood cultures during a prolonged feverish syndrome in a patient who presented with multiple hepatic abscesses as well. In contrast to the literature, this case is not related to prosthetic devices; an untreated limb wound may have been the site of microbial entry.