ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2018
Cryptogenic and non-cryptogenic liver abscess: A retrospective analysis of 178 cases revealed distinct characteristics.
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- Prognostic Factors for Mortality in Patients with Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Pooled it
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- Pyogenic liver abscess and sepsis caused by mixed anaerobic bacteria in an immunocompetent adult: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Development and validation of a prediction model based on clinical and CT features for invasiveness of K. pneumoniae liver abscess.European radiology · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: Experience of a single centre in Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
- [Bacterial hepatobiliary infections : Pathogen spectrum, antimicrobial resistance and current treatment concepts].Der Internist · 2022Review
- Lactobacillus gasseri liver abscess and bacteremia: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Increased incidence of and microbiologic changes in pyogenic liver abscesses in the Mexican population.World journal of hepatology · 2020Article
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- Pyogenic liver abscess: Clinical features and microbiological profiles in tertiary care center.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
Objective To enhance theoretical support of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) treatment by comparing characteristics of patients with either PLA with an identified infectious origin (non-cryptogenic) or PLA with no obvious underlying cause (cryptogenic). Methods This retrospective study included all first episodes of PLA in adults admitted to a tertiary hospital between 2009 and 2016. Relevant clinical data were collected for patients with cryptogenic or non-cryptogenic PLA and compared across a number of characteristics. Results In all, 178 patients were included: 111 cases (62.4%) of cryptogenic PLA, and 67 cases (37.6%) of non-cryptogenic PLA. Diabetes mellitus was significantly more prevalent in patients with cryptogenic PLA than those with non-cryptogenic PLA. The proportion of multidrug resistance/poly-microbial infection was significantly lower and Klebsiella pneumoniae infection was significantly higher in the cryptogenic versus non-cryptogenic PLA group. Metastatic infection occurred in four patients with cryptogenic PLA only, and all had diabetes and K. pneumoniae infection. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male sex, diabetes and K. pneumoniae were independent predictors for cryptogenic PLA. Conclusions Cryptogenic and non-cryptogenic PLA have distinctly different characteristics, suggesting a potential need for different treatment approaches.
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