Yoghurt consumption and damaged colonic mucosa: a case of Lactococcus lactis liver abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Justin Denholm; Kylie Horne; James A McMahon; M Lindsay L Grayson; Paul D R Johnson

doi:10.1080/00365540500504158

Yoghurt consumption and damaged colonic mucosa: a case of Lactococcus lactis liver abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Justin Denholm, Kylie Horne, James A McMahon, M Lindsay L Grayson, Paul D R Johnson

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

Lactococcus lactis is an uncommon cause of invasive disease in humans. We present a case of L. lactis liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult, apparently related to consumption of live culture yoghurt.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	739-741
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540500504158
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Colon/*injuries/microbiology Humans Immunocompetence Intestinal Mucosa/*injuries/microbiology Lactococcus lactis/*isolation & purification Liver Abscess/immunology/*microbiology Male Middle Aged Yogurt/*microbiology

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Yoghurt consumption and damaged colonic mucosa: a case of Lactococcus lactis liver abscess in an immunocompetent patient. / Denholm, Justin; Horne, Kylie ; McMahon, James A ; Grayson, M Lindsay L; Johnson, Paul D R.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 38, No. 8, 2006, p. 739-741.

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