Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Liver abscess
Organism
Liver abscess
Usually polymicrobial: Enterobacteriaceae, especially E. coli , Enterobacter sp., Proteus sp., Klebsiella sp. (GNR), enterococcus (GPC in chains), Bacteroides sp. (GNR), actinomyces (GPR), S. aureus (GPC) (MRSA), viridans streptococci (GPC), Candida sp., Entamoeba histolytica.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Liver Abscess." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619322/all/Liver_abscess.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Liver abscess. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619322/all/Liver_abscess. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Liver abscess. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619322/all/Liver_abscess
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Liver Abscess [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619322/all/Liver_abscess.
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