Table 1.
Data of liver abscess patients and duration of antibiotic treatment (mean ± SD)
| Experimental group | Control group | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 57.72 ± 10.39 | 58.68 ± 11.73 | 0.779 |
| Women, n (%) | 5 (28) | 9 (32) | 0.754 |
| Size of abscess before therapy (diameter) | 7.22 ± 1.44 | 8.01 ± 2.63 | 0.291 |
| Size of abscess after therapy (diameter) | 3.64 ± 0.89 | 4.02 ± 1.77 | 0.484 |
| Antibiotic treatment before percutaneous drainage (d) | 7.22 ± 5.39 | 6.82 ± 4.59 | 0.788 |
| Antibiotic treatment after percutaneous drainage (d) | 15.83 ± 6.45 | 24.25 ± 8.18 | 0.0011 |
| Duration of follow-up (mo) | 9.25 ± 5.67 | 9.24 ± 4.94 | 0.995 |
| Recurrence rate | 0% | 11% (follow-up information for 3 individuals was not obtained) | 0.151 |
| Total duration of antibiotic treatment (d) | 23.06 ± 7.36 | 31.11 ± 7.30 | 0.0011 |
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Statistical difference between the two groups of data.