Pyogenic Liver Abscess Changes in Etiology, Management, and Outcome

From the Department of Medicine; San Francisco General Hospital; University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California.

Supported in part by the Tapping Bequest from the University of Sydney, Australia (RKS) and the American Liver Foundation (DCR).

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¹Abbreviations used in this paper: CT, computed tomography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PCD, percutaneous catheter drainage; PLA, pyogenic liver abscess; PNA, percutaneous needle aspiration; US, ultrasound.