Epidemiologic Factors, Clinical Presentation, Causes, and Outcomes of Liver Abscess: A 35-Year Olmsted County Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the changing incidence, clinical presentation, microbiologic spectrum, and outcomes of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over the past 35 years.

Patients and methods

The Rochester Epidemiology Project was used to identify residents with PLA from January 1, 1980, through December 31, 2014. The study included all patients older than 18 years, with the diagnosis of PLA confirmed through radiographic review and microbiologic cultures.

Results

In total, 72 patients received a diagnosis of PLA from 1980 through 2014. The age-adjusted incidence for men was 3.92 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% CI, 2.76-5.09 cases per 100,000 person-years) compared with 1.87 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% CI, 1.15-2.59 cases per 100,000 per

SUBMITTER: Sharma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124335 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature