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Pyogenic liver abscess causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
- Common causes of pyogenic liver abscess include hepatobiliary, portal, arterial, traumatic and cryptogenic causes.[1]
Causes
Causes
- The causative organisms of pyogenic liver abscess include:
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 |  | Gram-positive aerobes |  |  |  | Gram-negative[enterics |  |  |  | Anaerobic organisms |  |  |  | Acid fast bacilli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  | Streptococcus sp Staphylococcus aureus / Staphylococcus epidermidis Actinomyces sp Enterococcus sp Streptococcus milleri |  |  |  | Escherichia coli Salmonella typhi Yersinia enterocolitica K.pneumonia Pseudomonas sp Proteus sp Eikenella corrodens Others |  |  |  | Bacteroids sp Fusobacterium Anaerobic/ Microaerophilic streptococci Other anaerobes |  |  |  | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]