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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 1, 2004; 10(15): 2281-2283
Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2281
Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2281
Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of 23 patients with BTI
| Benign conditions | Malignant conditions | |
| No (%) | 10/23(43.5) | 13/23(56.5) |
| Average duration of treatment (d) | 7 ± 1 | 10 ± 1 |
| Underlying condition (No.) | Choledocholitiasis (7) | Cholangiocarcinoma (6) |
| Acute cholecystitis (2) | Pancreatic carcinoma (4) | |
| Iatrogenic stenosis (1) | Gallbladder carcinoma (2) | |
| Infiltrating hepatoma (1) | ||
| Previous instrumental invasive maneuvers (No) | None (5) | None (3) |
| PTD (3) | PTD (10) | |
| ERCP (2) |
Table 2 Microbiological variables in 23 patients with BTI
| Benign conditions (10 patients) | Malignant conditions (13 patients) | |
| Insulation medium (No.) | Blood (7) | Blood (6) |
| Bile (3) | Bile (7) | |
| Polymicrobial infections | 1 (4%) | 7 (30%) |
| Isolated pathogens (No. cases) | E.coli (4) | Enterococcus spp (6) |
| Enterococcus spp (3) | Staphylococcus spp (6) | |
| Pseudomonas spp (3) | Candida spp (5) | |
| Enterobacter spp (2) | E.coli (2) | |
| Streptococcus spp (2) | Pseudomonas spp (2) | |
| Klebsiella spp (1) | Proteus spp (1) | |
| Candida spp (1) | Enterobacter spp (1) | |
| Salmonella spp (1) |
- Citation: Bassotti G, Chistolini F, Sietchiping-Nzepa F, Roberto G, Morelli A. Empirical antibiotic treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam in patients with microbiologically-documented biliary tract infections. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(15): 2281-2283
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i15/2281.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2281