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

Justin Denholm From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, MelbourneCorrespondence[email protected]

Kylie Horne From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Melbourne

James McMahon From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Melbourne

M. Lindsay Grayson Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Austin Health and Department of Medicine, University of MelbourneMonash University, Melbourne

Paul Johnson Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

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.

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