Table 5.
Etiological analysis: amoebic serology was positive in 73% patients and, in accordance, aspirate was anchovy sauce in 71% of them. All cases of diagnosed tubercular abscess were AFB positive. In pyogenic liver abscess, Gram negative gut flora predominated etiologically.
| Parameter | Percentage (n) | |
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| Appearance | Anchovy sauce | 71% (142) |
| Purulent | 29% (58) | |
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| Amoebic serology positive | 73% (146) | |
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| AFB positivity on pus | 7.5% (15) | |
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| Fungal culture on pus | Candida | 1.5% (3) |
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| Positive cultures on pus | 22% (44) | |
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| Etiological agents in positive pus culture | E.coli | 8.5% (17) |
| Klebsiella | 5.5% (11) | |
| Pseudomonas | 2% (4) | |
| Acinetobacter | 2% (4) | |
| Staphylococcus | 2% (4) | |
| Enterococcus | 1.5% (3) | |
| Citrobacter | 0.5% (1) | |
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| Blood culture positive | 1.5% (3) | |