Bacterial Infection of Liver: A Bird’s Eye View

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract is colonized by trillions of bacteria and, any injury of the gut barrier causes their translocation to liver and pathogenesis, directly or indirectly. The bacterial infections manifest as liver abscess, acute hepatitis, granulomatous hepatitis, hepatic tuberculosis, spontaneous peritonitis, spontaneous empyema, syphilitic hepatitis, and hepatic brucellosis. The diagnosis includes standard assays for stool and blood culture, biochemistry of liver function and radiology. Chemotherapy with antibiotics as per international guidelines is the treatment option.