Table 2 Microbiological features of patients with pyogenic liver abscesses, January 2012 through December 2018, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Characteristic | Pyogenic liver abscess |
|---|---|
Pus culture (n 42)a | |
Gram-negative bacilli | |
Bacteroides species | 1 |
Brucella species | 1 |
Enterobacter cloacae | 1 |
Escherichia coli | 2 |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 |
Klebsiella ozaenae | 1 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 16 |
Raoultella ornithinolytica | 1 |
Gram-positive cocci | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 1 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 1 |
Viridans group streptococci | 7 |
No growth | 9 |
Blood culture (n 24)b | |
Gram-negative bacilli | |
Bacteroides species | 1 |
Brucella species | 1 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 5 |
Serratia marcescens | 1 |
No growth | 16 |