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Table 2 The results of pus cultures and blood cultures of PLA patients

From: Treatment and prognosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Pus culture, n = 88. n (%)

Blood culture, n = 121; n (%)

No growth 20 ( 22.7%)

No growth 57 (46.7%)

Klebsiella pneumonia 52 (59.1%)

Klebsiella pneumonia 51 (41.8%)

Mixed 6 (6.8%)

Streptococcus 4 (3.3%)

Escherichia coli 5 (5.7%)

Bacteroides fragilis 3 (2.5 %)

Pseudomona aeruginosa 1 (1.1%)

Mixed 1 (1%)

Porphymonas 1 (1.1%)

Escherichia coli 1 (1%)

Salmonella 1 (1.1%)

Staphylococcus 1 (1%)

Alpha-streptococcus 1 (1.1%)

Salmonella 1 (1%)

Citrobacter 1 (1.1%)

Pseudomona aeruginosa 1 (1%)

 

Peptostreptococcus 1 (1%)