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Bacteroides zoogleoformans liver abscess and bloodstream infection in Japan: the first reported case of invasive infection

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We report a case of Bacteroides zoogleoformans liver abscess and bloodstream infection in a 78-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma. The microbe was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing after matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry failed to identify the pathogen. To our knowledge, this case from Japan represents the first report of invasive B. zoogleoformans infection.

Source: New Microbes and New Infections

DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2026.101871

Authors: Shiori Kitaya, Kazuhiro Horiba, Masanori Hashino, Saori Takemura, Sadaya Matano, Hajime Kanamori