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Table 2 Microbiological characteristics in the two groups

From: Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration for pyogenic liver abscess (3-6 cm): a two-center retrospective study

 

Antibiotics (n = 52)

PNA(n = 42)

Blood culture

Blood culture

Pus culture

Positive

5(20.0%)

11(34.4%)

29(76.3%)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

3

11

24

Streptococcus spp.

1

0

1a

Staphylococcus spp.

1

0

0

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

0

0

2

Escherichia coli

0

0

2

Clostridium difficile

0

0

1a

ESBL-Positive

1

3

9

Negative

20(80.0%)

21(65.6%)

9(23.7%)

Unavailableb

27

10

4

  1. aThere is one patient had polymicrobial infection with Streptococcus spp. and Clostridium difficile in the PNA group.
  2. bUnavailable was defined as blood culture or pus culture was not performed.
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