ABSTRACT
Infections of the liver Infective hepatitis is usually viral. Non-viral causes of hepatitis include Coxiella burnettii (Q-fever), Leptospira species (Weil’s disease), Brucella (brucellosis), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Liver abscesses can be amoebic (due to Entamoeba histolytica) or pyogenic (usually a polymicrobial infection).
