Clinical features of bacterial liver abscess in diabetic patients

VernacularTitle:糖尿病合并细菌性肝脓肿的临床特征分析
Author: Xiaoqin ZHAO ; Yanmin JIANG ; Xiaowei ZHU ; Xiang XU ; Lan XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Bacterial liver abscess; Diabetes mellitus; Clinical feature
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012;28(1):48-50
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This retrospective analysis showed that the most frequent pathogen causing bacterial liver abscess was Klebsiella pneumoniae in 138 patients.Compared with the patients without diabetes mellitus,it was found that:( 1 ) the percentage of diabetic patients having typical abdominal pain was lower ( P ＜ 0.05 ) ; ( 2 ) neutrophilic granulocytosis was more marked,but albumin and hemoglobin levels were lower in diabetic patients( P＜0.05 ) ; ( 3 )more diabetic patients were complicated with urinary tract infection and suffered from septicemia( P＜0.05 ) ; (4) the clinical course of treatment in diabetic patients was much more prolonged( P＜0.05 ).