The role of Enterococcus spp. and multidrug-resistant bacteria causing pyogenic liver abscesses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA) remain a significant clinical problem. Unfortunately, little is known about current bacterial susceptibility profiles and the incidence of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) causing PLA in Western countries. Yet, this crucial information is pivotal to guide empirical antibiotic therapy. Aim of this study was to provide detailed characteristics of PLA with a special focus on underlying bacterial pathogens and their susceptibility to antibiotics.

Methods

A retrospective study of patients diagnosed with PLA from 2009 to 2015 in a large tertiary reference center in Germany was performed in order to characterize PLA and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of causative bacterial species.

Results

Overall, 86 patients were includ

SUBMITTER: Mucke MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485679 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature