title: Bacterial liver abscesses in Nigeria.
abstract: There has been no previous report on bacterial liver abscess (BLA) from West Africa. During the period 1972-1979, 13 patients were treated for BLA in Zaria, Nigeria. S. aureus was the most frequent pathogen but an anaerobic streptococcus was identified in one instance. The case fatality rate was 54%, similar to those reported in the literature. Since diagnosis was made without the benefit of the newer liver-imaging technologies it seems probable that BLA is underdiagnosed and therefore untreated in some patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011379:Prognosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis