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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2017; 23(2): 357-365
Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.357
Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.357
Table 2 Distribution of the top 15 countries that have led research on liver abscess, pyogenic liver abscess, and amebic liver abscess (2001-2015)
| Liver abscess | Liver abscess, amebic | Liver abscess, pyogenic | Total | ||||
| Country | n | Country | n | Country | n | Country | n |
| United States | 165 | India | 69 | Taiwan | 71 | United States | 229 |
| Japan | 107 | Mexico | 69 | United States | 39 | Taiwan | 185 |
| Taiwan | 103 | United States | 29 | China | 29 | India | 145 |
| South Korea | 81 | France | 21 | South Korea | 21 | Japan | 144 |
| India | 67 | Germany | 21 | Japan | 19 | South Korea | 100 |
| China | 53 | Japan | 18 | India | 13 | China | 84 |
| Germany | 51 | United Kingdom | 16 | Spain | 11 | Mexico | 81 |
| Spain | 48 | Taiwan | 12 | Italy | 8 | Germany | 77 |
| France | 42 | Malaysia | 10 | Turkey | 7 | France | 68 |
| United Kingdom | 35 | Brazil | 9 | United Kingdom | 6 | Spain | 63 |
| Italy | 34 | Pakistan | 9 | Germany | 6 | United Kingdom | 57 |
| Turkey | 31 | Bangladesh | 7 | Singapore | 6 | Italy | 49 |
| Singapore | 21 | Italy | 7 | Australia | 5 | Turkey | 42 |
| Canada | 16 | Thailand | 6 | France | 5 | Brazil | 28 |
| Australia | 16 | Spain/Turkey | 5 | Brazil/Canada | 5 | Singapore | 27 |
- Citation: González-Alcaide G, Peris J, Ramos JM. Areas of research and clinical approaches to the study of liver abscess. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(2): 357-365
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i2/357.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.357