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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 6, Issue:12, December, 2017

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
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Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2017.6(12): 1556-1558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.174


Facklamia hominis: A Rare Case of Liver Abscess
Rameena Anver* and U. Pratibha Bhat
Department of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Manglore-575018, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Facklamia species are gram positive cocci reported in1997.They are alpha haemolytic facultative anaerobes resembling streptococcus in 5% sheep blood agar. Facklamia hominis is the most common species of the six species so far described. Its natural habitat is speculated to be female genital tract, we report a case of liver abscess caused by the bacterium Facklamia hominis in a 54 year male patient who was treated successfully.


Keywords: Facklamia hominis, Pyogenic liver abscess.

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Rameena Anver and Pratibha Bhat, U. 2017. Facklamia hominis: A Rare Case of Liver Abscess.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(12): 1556-1558. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.174
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