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Case Report

Streptococcus MG-intermedius (S milleri) Hepatic Abscesses in Two Patients With Regional Enteritis

Authors: THOMAS A. BRASITUS MD, DENNIS J. CLERI MD, KATERINA SZABO MD

Abstract

SUMMARYTwo patients with relatively quiescent regional enteritis had liver abscesses caused by S MG-intermedius. The occurrence of two such cases in a single hospital in the space of a few weeks, while possibly coincidental, suggests that infections with this organism, particularly hepatic abscesses, may be more common in patients with regional enteritis than previously realized.

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