title: Pyogenic and amebic liver abscess.
abstract: Amebic liver abscess is more common than pyogenic liver abscess on a global scale. In the United States, pyogenic liver abscess is more frequently seen. The epidemiology, etiology, microbiology, clinical features, natural history, diagnostic studies, and treatment of pyogenic and amebic liver abscess are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rustgi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D008722:Methods; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013492:Suppuration
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole