Table 2.

Reported cases of Fusobacterium nucleatum and pyogenic liver abscess

Author	Age	Sex	Immunocompetent?	Source	Treatment
Swaminathan and Aguilar9	76	F	Yes	No source identified	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 4 days oral antibiotics for 4 weeks
Zafar et al10	51	M	Yes	No source identified	Percutaneous drainage—unsuccessful Intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks
Gohar et al11	54	M	Yes	Periodontal disease considered a possible source	Tube thoracostomy for empyema Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 4 days Oral antibiotics for 6 weeks
Hammami et al4	63	M	Yes	Periapical dental abscess	Percutaneous drainage Extraction of problematic tooth. Antibiotics (unspecified)
Jayasimhan et al2	51	F	Not commented	Periodontal disease presumed source—nil evidence on examination (Prevotella pleuritidis also isolated)	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 2 weeks Oral antibiotics for 4 weeks
Karantanos et al12	43	M	Yes	No source identified	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks Oral antibiotics for 3 months
Wijarnpreecha et al3	60	M	Yes	Diverticulitis	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 5 days Oral antibiotics for 4 weeks
Shigefuku et al13	78	M	Not commented	Colonic adenocarcinoma	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics (duration not specified)
Kearney and Knoll14	23	M	Yes	Myopericarditis	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks
Nagpal et al7	69	F	Diabetic	Periodontal disease	Percutaneous drainage Dental extractions Intravenous antibiotics for 2 weeks Oral antibiotics for 4 weeks
Ahmed et al15	21	M	Yes	Routine dental cleaning a possible cause	Percutaneous drainage Tube thoracostomy for associated pleural empyema Partial pleural decortication with a VATs procedure Percutaneous drainage of abdominal and pelvic abscesses Intravenous antibiotics for 9 weeks
Houston et al16	66	M	Yes	Diverticular perforation	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics (duration not specified) Oral antibiotic for 6 weeks
Schattner and Gotler17	58	M	Yes	Perforated sigmoid diverticultis and pylephlebitis	Percutaneous drainage of liver abscess Laparotomy and drainage of diverticular abscess+colostomy Intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks
Ohyama et al18	59	F	Not commented	Periodontal disease	Findings identified postmortem No treatment prior to death
Cigarran et al19	58	M	Immunocompromised	Recent dental extraction	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics (duration not specified) Oral antibiotics for 3 weeks
Kajiya et al20	59	M	Yes	Periodontal disease+dental caries	No percutaneous drainage—patient refused Intravenous antibiotics for 4 days Oral antibiotics for 4 weeks
Wells et al21	62	M	Ulcerative colitis	Colonoscopy and biopsies	Percutaneous drainage Intravenous antibiotics (duration not specified)
Ala et al22	78	F	Polymyalgia Rheumatica (long-term steroid treatment)	Severe diverticular disease	Percutaneous drainage of subphrenic and intrahepatic collections Intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks
Crippin and Wang23	69	M	Yes	Periapical periodontitis	Percutaneous drainage Antibiotics (unspecified)
Tweedy and White24	29	M	Immunocompromised	Recent routine dental work (fillings and cleaning) 4 days prior to onset of symptoms	Percutaneous drainage initially and open surgical drainage after 10 days. Intravenous antibiotics (duration not specified) Oral antibiotics for 4 weeks