Table 1 Summary table of published Lactobacillus liver abscess cases
From: Lactobacillus gasseri liver abscess and bacteremia: a case report
Reference (year) | Age (years)/sex | Comorbidities | Risk factors | Species | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isobe H. (1990) [9] | 75/M | Hepatocellular carcinoma, Parkinson’s disease | Intratumoral ethanol injection therapy for HCC | L. plantarum | Antibiotics |
Larvol L. (1996) [10] | 39/M | DM, pancreatitis chronic pancreatitis, choledochoduodenostomy | N/A | L. Acidophilus | Antibiotics |
Rautio M. (1999) [11] | 74/F | DM, HTN | Heavy dairy consumption | L. rhamnosus | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Notario R. (2003) [12] | 73/F | DM | N/A | L. rhamnosus | Surgical drainage plus antibiotics |
Cukovic-Cavka S. (2006) [13] | 27/M | Crohn’s disease | Steroid use | L. acidophilus | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Burns D. (2007) [14] | 51/F | None | None | L. paracasei | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Chan JF. (2009) [15] | 74/M | DM, HTN, remote history of tonsillar carcinoma | Mirizzi syndrome | L. rhamnosus | Percutaneous drainage, cholecystectomy plus antibiotics |
Sherid M. (2016) [3] | 82/F | DM, HTN, CKD, Cholecystectomy | Cholecystectomy, probiotic use | Lactobacillus spp.a | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Pararajasingam A. (2017) [16] | 65/F | DM, HTN, hypercholesterolemia | Probiotic use | L. paracasei | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Abdillahi O. (2019) [17] | 46/M | DM | None | Lactobacillus spp.a | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |
Ramos-Coria D. (2020) (current case) | 59/M | DM, cholecystectomy, chronic pancreatitis, distal pancreatectomy plus pancreaticojejunostomy | Biliary tract instrumentation | L. gasseri | Percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics |