title: Hepatic abscess among Iraqi patients.
abstract: Hepatic abscess was studied in 21 established cases in Basrah hospitals (Southern Iraq) during 1985 to 1988. Age of patients varied from 19 to 60 years. There were 7 females and 14 males and most of them from urban areas. All patients had a single abscess and the common site affected was the right lobe. Microorganisms isolated from 19 patients included a variety of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and a protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Escherichia coli was the most common etiologic agent for the pyogenic abscesses. Therapy was a combination of an open surgical drainage and antimicrobial agents. Usually the drug regimen included metronidazole in combination with either tetracycline, ampicillin or gentamicin. No mortality was recorded on a long-term sequelae.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mahdi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: al-Obaidi
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Benyan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole