Article ; Online: Antibiotic treatment durations for pyogenic liver abscesses: A systematic review.
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada
2023 Volume 8, Issue 3, Page(s) 224–235
Abstract: Background: We sought to systematically review the existing research on pyogenic liver abscesses to determine what data exist on antibiotic treatment durations.: Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of contemporary medical ... ...
Abstract | Background: We sought to systematically review the existing research on pyogenic liver abscesses to determine what data exist on antibiotic treatment durations. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of contemporary medical literature from 2000 to 2020, searching for studies of pyogenic liver abscesses. The primary outcome of interest was mean antibiotic treatment duration, which we pooled by random-effects meta-analysis. Meta-regression was performed to examine characteristics influencing antibiotic durations. Results: Sixteen studies (of 3,933 patients) provided sufficient data on antibiotic durations for pooling in meta-analysis. Mean antibiotic durations were highly variable across studies, from 8.4 (SD 5.3) to 68.9 (SD 30.3) days. The pooled mean treatment duration was 32.7 days (95% CI 24.9 to 40.6), but heterogeneity was very high ( Conclusions: Among studies reporting on antibiotic durations for pyogenic liver abscess, treatment practices are highly variable. This variability does not seem to be explained by differences in patient, pathogen, abscess, or management characteristics. Future RCTs are needed to guide optimal treatment duration for patients with this complex infection. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-11-29 |
Publishing country | Canada |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2371-0888 |
ISSN (online) | 2371-0888 |
DOI | 10.3138/jammi-2023-0004 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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