Clinical characteristics, pathogenic bacteria, and risk factors for different locations of pyogenic liver abscesses: a 10-year analysis

<i>E. coli</i> accounted for a high proportion of left-lobe abscesses. Antimicrobial treatment with cefoperazone/sulbactam or piperacillin/tazobactam is recommended until pathogen culture findings are available, particularly for patients with liver abscesses with a history of abdominal surgery.