Common organism causing liver abscess in biliry sepsis is:: (A) Enterococci, (B) Bacteroids, (C) Staphylococcus, (D) Klebsiella
Answer is A. Source of infection MC organism 1.Biliary Enteric gram negative organisms (enterococci) 2.Other intraperitoneal source Mixed aerobic/anaerobic organisms (e.g. B. fragilis) 3.Haematogenous seeding Staphylococcus, Streptococcus 4.Immunocompromised Candida species 5.Parasitic Ascaris lumbricoides Ref: Heneghan et al. BMC Research Notes 2011, 4:80.