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Epidemiology and risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess in the Calgary Health Zone revisited: a population-based study Losie, Jennifer A.; Lam, John C.; Gregson, Daniel B.; Parkins, Michael D.

Abstract

Background Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), although uncommon in North America, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to re-examine the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of PLA in a large, diverse Canadian health zone. Methods All Calgary Health Zone (CHZ) residents aged ≥20 with PLA between 2015 and 2017 were identified. Incidence and mortality rates were calculated using census data. Risk factors for PLA were identified using a multivariate analysis. Data was compared to 1999–2003 data, also collected in the CHZ. Results There were 136 patients diagnosed with PLA between 2015 and 2017. Incidence rate during this period increased significantly relative to 1999–2003 (3.7 vs 2.3 cases/100,000 population, p 

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Epidemiology and risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess in the Calgary Health Zone revisited: a population-based study
Creator
Losie, Jennifer A.; Lam, John C.; Gregson, Daniel B.; Parkins, Michael D.
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2021-09-10
Description
Background Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), although uncommon in North America, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to re-examine the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of PLA in a large, diverse Canadian health zone. Methods All Calgary Health Zone (CHZ) residents aged ≥20 with PLA between 2015 and 2017 were identified. Incidence and mortality rates were calculated using census data. Risk factors for PLA were identified using a multivariate analysis. Data was compared to 1999–2003 data, also collected in the CHZ. Results There were 136 patients diagnosed with PLA between 2015 and 2017. Incidence rate during this period increased significantly relative to 1999–2003 (3.7 vs 2.3 cases/100,000 population, p 
Subject
Biliary disease; Antibiotic resistance; Streptococcus anginosus group; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Bacteremia; Polymicrobial
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-10-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0402453
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79900
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Medicine, Department of
Citation
BMC Infectious Diseases. 2021 Sep 10;21(1):939
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12879-021-06649-9
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
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The Author(s)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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