Emphysematous Liver Abscess and Disseminated Hypervirulent Infection in a Patient from Southern India.

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The pyogenic liver abscess is usually polymicrobial and is seen as a complication of biliary disease or peritonitis. Over the past three decades, monomicrobial liver abscess caused by is being increasingly reported from South East Asian countries like Taiwan and Korea. It is a community-acquired infection caused by a distinct strain, hypervirulent , different from classical strain related to the healthcare-associated infections. Diabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor. Reports of the disseminated infection due to hypervirulent are very few in Indian literature. We report the successful management of a diabetic patient with emphysematous liver abscess, brain abscess, and meningitis caused by hypervirulent infection.

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Nayak AR, Ramadoss R, Ramanathan V, Honnarudraiah NK. Emphysematous Liver Abscess and Disseminated Hypervirulent Infection in a Patient from Southern India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(3):381-383.