Table 3: Distribution of study participants based on organisms detected in abscess drain.

Organism

Diagnosis

Escherichia coli

  • Perisplenic abscess
  • Acute necrotising pancreatitis (operated) with resection of transverse colon
  • Splenic abscess
  • Abdominal abscess with no diagnosed primary pathology

Proteus

  • Infected pancreatic pseudocyst 

Klebsiella

  • Liver abscess
  • Gall bladder perforation
  • Duodenal GIST (operated )

Citrobacter

  • Acute necrotising pancreatitis