Knowledge of etiology and timely treatment of underlying causes,when possible,play an important role in the successful therapy of patients with pyogenic liver abscess (PLA).Recent publications from Central Europe and ...Knowledge of etiology and timely treatment of underlying causes,when possible,play an important role in the successful therapy of patients with pyogenic liver abscess (PLA).Recent publications from Central Europe and Southeast Asia hint at considerable differences in etiology.In this article,we aim to elaborate these differences and their therapeutic implications.Apart from some special types of PLA that are comparable in Southeast Asia and Central Europe (such as posttraumatic or postprocedural PLA),there are clear differences in the microbiological spectrum,which implies different risk factors and disease courses.Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) PLA is predominantly seen in Southeast Asia,whereas,in Central Europe,PLA is typically caused by Escherichia coli,Streptococcus or Staphylococcus,and these patients are more likely to be older and to have a biliary abnormality or malignancy.K.pneumoniae patients are more likely to have diabetes mellitus.Control of septic spread is crucial in K.pneumoniae patients,whereas treatment of the underlying diseases is decisive in many Central European PLA patients.展开更多
Background The increased incidence of pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae （K.pneumoniae） was reported in the recent literature. This study was conducted retrospectively to investigate the clinical...Background The increased incidence of pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae （K.pneumoniae） was reported in the recent literature. This study was conducted retrospectively to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of these patients. Methods Microbiological and medical databases of a medical center were searched from January 2000 to June 2003. Eighty-four patients with liver abscess caused by K. pneumoniae were analyzed. Results In the 84 patients, 52 men and 32 women aged （58.2±13.3） years on average, 64.4% had concomitant diabetes mellitus and 23.8% had biliary disease. The most common clinical symptoms were fever （98.8%）, chills （69.0%） and abdominal pain （58.3%）. 85.7% of the 84 patients received catheter drainage for the abscess. The length of hospital stay was （17.4 ±8.7） days. The mortality rate was 7.1%. Older age and presence of biliary disease were associated with mortality. Conclusions The low mortality of our patients was probably related to the high proportion of patients who received catheter drainage. Older age and presence of biliary disease were associated with the mortality.展开更多
文摘Knowledge of etiology and timely treatment of underlying causes,when possible,play an important role in the successful therapy of patients with pyogenic liver abscess (PLA).Recent publications from Central Europe and Southeast Asia hint at considerable differences in etiology.In this article,we aim to elaborate these differences and their therapeutic implications.Apart from some special types of PLA that are comparable in Southeast Asia and Central Europe (such as posttraumatic or postprocedural PLA),there are clear differences in the microbiological spectrum,which implies different risk factors and disease courses.Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) PLA is predominantly seen in Southeast Asia,whereas,in Central Europe,PLA is typically caused by Escherichia coli,Streptococcus or Staphylococcus,and these patients are more likely to be older and to have a biliary abnormality or malignancy.K.pneumoniae patients are more likely to have diabetes mellitus.Control of septic spread is crucial in K.pneumoniae patients,whereas treatment of the underlying diseases is decisive in many Central European PLA patients.
文摘Background The increased incidence of pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae （K.pneumoniae） was reported in the recent literature. This study was conducted retrospectively to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of these patients. Methods Microbiological and medical databases of a medical center were searched from January 2000 to June 2003. Eighty-four patients with liver abscess caused by K. pneumoniae were analyzed. Results In the 84 patients, 52 men and 32 women aged （58.2±13.3） years on average, 64.4% had concomitant diabetes mellitus and 23.8% had biliary disease. The most common clinical symptoms were fever （98.8%）, chills （69.0%） and abdominal pain （58.3%）. 85.7% of the 84 patients received catheter drainage for the abscess. The length of hospital stay was （17.4 ±8.7） days. The mortality rate was 7.1%. Older age and presence of biliary disease were associated with mortality. Conclusions The low mortality of our patients was probably related to the high proportion of patients who received catheter drainage. Older age and presence of biliary disease were associated with the mortality.
