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Characteristic
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Pyogenic liver abscess
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Pus culture (n 42)a
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Gram-negative bacilli
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Bacteroides species
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1
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Brucella species
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1
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Enterobacter cloacae
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1
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Escherichia coli
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2
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Klebsiella oxytoca
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1
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Klebsiella ozaenae
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1
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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16
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Raoultella ornithinolytica
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1
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Gram-positive cocci
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Enterococcus faecalis
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1
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Staphylococcus aureus
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1
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Viridans group streptococci
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7
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No growth
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9
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Blood culture (n 24)b
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Gram-negative bacilli
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Bacteroides species
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1
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Brucella species
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1
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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5
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Serratia marcescens
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1
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No growth
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16
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- aPus samples were contributed by 36 out of 37 patients
- bBlood samples were contributed by 24 out of 37 patients
