Successful treatment of liver abscess secondary to foreign body penetration of the alimentary tract: A case report and literature review

Table 2 Prevalence of bacterial flora identified in patients with foreign body penetration of the alimentary tract with liver abscess formation

Bacterial flora	Prevalence	No. of patients
Streptococcus sp.	72.30%	34
Escherichia coli	17.00%	8
Klebsiella pneumoniae	10.60%	5
Gram (+) cocci	6.38%	3
Bacteroids sp.	4.26%	2
Eikenella corrodens	4.26%	2
Enterobacter cloacae	4.26%	2
Mixed anaerobes	4.26%	2
Staphylococcus aureus	4.26%	2
Anaerobic Gram (+) cocci	2.13%	1
Candida sp.	2.13%	1
Enterococcus sp.	2.13%	1
Gram (+) bacilli	2.13%	1
Gram (-) bacilli	2.13%	1
Proteus sp.	2.13%	1