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Treatment usually consists of placing a tube through the skin to drain the abscess. Less often, surgery is required. [[Antibiotic]]s are used for about 4 - 6 weeks. Sometimes, antibiotics alone can cure the infection. Commonly used antibiotics include [[penicillin]]s, [[aminoglycoside]]s, [[metronidazole]] and [[cephalosporin]]s. | Treatment usually consists of placing a tube through the skin to drain the abscess. Less often, surgery is required. [[Antibiotic]]s are used for about 4 - 6 weeks. Sometimes, antibiotics alone can cure the infection. Commonly used antibiotics include [[penicillin]]s, [[aminoglycoside]]s, [[metronidazole]] and [[cephalosporin]]s. | ||
===Antibiotic therapy=== | |||
Following are the guidelines for the treatment of hepatic abscess.<ref name="Lee-2008">{{Cite journal | last1 = Lee | first1 = SS. | last2 = Chen | first2 = YS. | last3 = Tsai | first3 = HC. | last4 = Wann | first4 = SR. | last5 = Lin | first5 = HH. | last6 = Huang | first6 = CK. | last7 = Liu | first7 = YC. | title = Predictors of septic metastatic infection and mortality among patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 47 | issue = 5 | pages = 642-50 | month = Sep | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1086/590932 | PMID = 18643760 }}</ref><ref name="Fang-2007">{{Cite journal | last1 = Fang | first1 = CT. | last2 = Lai | first2 = SY. | last3 = Yi | first3 = WC. | last4 = Hsueh | first4 = PR. | last5 = Liu | first5 = KL. | last6 = Chang | first6 = SC. | title = Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype K1: an emerging pathogen that causes septic ocular or central nervous system complications from pyogenic liver abscess. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 45 | issue = 3 | pages = 284-93 | month = Aug | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1086/519262 | PMID = 17599305 }}</ref><ref name="Siu-2012">{{Cite journal | last1 = Siu | first1 = LK. | last2 = Yeh | first2 = KM. | last3 = Lin | first3 = JC. | last4 = Fung | first4 = CP. | last5 = Chang | first5 = FY. | title = Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: a new invasive syndrome. | journal = Lancet Infect Dis | volume = 12 | issue = 11 | pages = 881-7 | month = Nov | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70205-0 | PMID = 23099082 }}</ref> | |||
*If [[amoeba]] is suspected treat with empiric [[metronidazole]] only . | |||
*If bacterial etiology is suspected then follow these guidelines: | |||
#CT guided percutaneous or drainage through surgery should be performed. | |||
#If anaerobic bacterial infection is suspected, stop metronidazole and start with [[piperacillin tazobactam]] or [[ertapenem]]. ( | |||
#[[Bacteroides]] should be treated with empiric metronidazole. | |||
#If [[hemochromatosis]] is associated with liver abscess then suspect [[Y.enterocolitica]]. | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | '''''Preferred Regimen''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | '''''Pending determination of bacterial versus amoebic liver abscess''''' | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Metronidazole]] 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | PLUS | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Ceftriaxone]] 1-2 gm IV q24h'''''<br> OR <br>▸'''''[[ Piperacillin-Tazobactam]] 3.375 gm IV q4-6h''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | OR | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸'''''[[Metronidazole]] 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | PLUS | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸'''''[[Ciprofloxacin]] 400 mg IV q12h 750 mg mg po''''' <br>OR<br >▸'''''[[Levofloxacin]] 750 mg po/IV q24h''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | '''''Alternate Regimen'''''' | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸'''''[[Metronidazole]] 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h''''' | |||
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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5" align=center | PLUS | |||
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align=left | ▸'''''[[Ertapenem]] 1 gm q24h ''''' | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Treatment usually consists of placing a tube through the skin to drain the abscess. Less often, surgery is required. Antibiotics are used for about 4 - 6 weeks. Sometimes, antibiotics alone can cure the infection. Commonly used antibiotics include penicillins, aminoglycosides, metronidazole and cephalosporins.
Antibiotic therapy
Following are the guidelines for the treatment of hepatic abscess.[1][2][3]
- If amoeba is suspected treat with empiric metronidazole only .
- If bacterial etiology is suspected then follow these guidelines:
- CT guided percutaneous or drainage through surgery should be performed.
- If anaerobic bacterial infection is suspected, stop metronidazole and start with piperacillin tazobactam or ertapenem. (
- Bacteroides should be treated with empiric metronidazole.
- If hemochromatosis is associated with liver abscess then suspect Y.enterocolitica.
| Hepatic Abscess |
|---|
| Preferred Regimen |
| Pending determination of bacterial versus amoebic liver abscess |
| ▸ Metronidazole 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h |
| PLUS |
| ▸ Ceftriaxone 1-2 gm IV q24h OR ▸Piperacillin-Tazobactam 3.375 gm IV q4-6h |
| OR |
| ▸Metronidazole 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h |
| PLUS |
| ▸Ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV q12h 750 mg mg po OR ▸Levofloxacin 750 mg po/IV q24h |
| Alternate Regimen' |
| ▸Metronidazole 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses IV q8h or 500 mg po q6-8h |
| PLUS |
| ▸Ertapenem 1 gm q24h |
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References
- ↑ Lee, SS.; Chen, YS.; Tsai, HC.; Wann, SR.; Lin, HH.; Huang, CK.; Liu, YC. (2008). "Predictors of septic metastatic infection and mortality among patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess". Clin Infect Dis. 47 (5): 642–50. doi:10.1086/590932. PMID 18643760. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Fang, CT.; Lai, SY.; Yi, WC.; Hsueh, PR.; Liu, KL.; Chang, SC. (2007). "Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype K1: an emerging pathogen that causes septic ocular or central nervous system complications from pyogenic liver abscess". Clin Infect Dis. 45 (3): 284–93. doi:10.1086/519262. PMID 17599305. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Siu, LK.; Yeh, KM.; Lin, JC.; Fung, CP.; Chang, FY. (2012). "Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: a new invasive syndrome". Lancet Infect Dis. 12 (11): 881–7. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70205-0. PMID 23099082. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)