Pyogenic liver abscess: Changing patterns in approach

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2010; 2(12): 395-401
Published online Dec 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.395

Table 7 Impact of organism cultured on the outcome of disease

Complications [organism(s) cultured]	Recurrent sepsis		Acute respiratory distress syndrome		Wound infection		Recurrence		Mortality
Complications [organism(s) cultured]	S	NS	S	NS	S	NS	S	NS	S	NS
Escherichia coli	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2
Klebsiella pneumonia	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	4
Streptococcus pneumonia	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Staphylococcus epidermidis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staphylococcus aureus	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bacteriodes fragilis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

S: Significant; NS: Non significant.

Citation: Malik AA, Bari SU, Rouf KA, Wani KA. Pyogenic liver abscess: Changing patterns in approach. World J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 2(12): 395-401
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v2/i12/395.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.395