Open AccessIncreased incidence of and microbiologic changes in pyogenic liver abscesses in the Mexican population
Author(s) -
Juanita Pérez-Escobar,
Wagner Ramírez-Quesada,
Daniel A. Calle-Rodas,
Luis Alberto Chi-Cervera,
Nalu Navarro-Álvarez,
Jorge Aquino-Matus,
Juan Pablo Ramírez-Hinojosa,
Carlos MoctezumaVelázquez,
Aldo Torre
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i10.816
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , pyogenic liver abscess , epidemiology , pathology , dermatology , liver abscess , surgery , abscess , environmental health , physics , optics
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rare disease with an estimated incidence that varies widely across the globe, being as high as 115.4/1 habitants in Taiwan and as low as 1.1-1.2/1 habitants in Europe and Canada. Even though there are multiple microorganisms capable of producing an abscess in the liver, including Entamoeba histolytica , fungi, and viruses, most abscesses are derived from bacterial infections. The epidemiology of PLA in Mexico is currently unknown.