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Table 3 Blood and Pus culture in the PNA group

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

  

Pus Culture

Total

Positive

Negative

Unavailable

Blood Culture

Positive

8(19.5%)

3(7.3%)

0(0.0%)

11(26.8%)

 

Negative

13(31.7%)a

5(12.2%)

3(7.3%)

21(51.2%)

 

Unavailable

8(19.5%)b

1(2.4%)

1

10

Total

 

29(70.7%)

9(21.9%)

4

42

  1. aThere were 13(31.7%) patients whose blood culture was negative but pus culture was positive.
  2. bThere were 8(19.5%) patients whose blood culture was unperformed but pus culture was positive
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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