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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study patients (N = 239)

Characteristic	Value
Age (years), mean ± SD	56.6 ± 14.6
Hospitalization days (day), mean ± SD	26.3 ± 24.5
Abscess size (mm), mean ± SD	66.1 ± 31.2
Sex (male), n (%)	168 (70.3)
Antibacterial drug use within 6 months before onset, n (%)	52 (21.8)
Hospitalization within 6 months before onset, n (%)	78 (32.6)
Origin, n (%)
Cryptogenic	108 (45.2)
Direct dissemination	47 (19.7)
Biliary origin	71 (29.7)
Hematogenous dissemination	13 (5.4)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Diabetes	83 (34.7)
Hypertension	74 (31.0)
Cirrhosis/hepatic failure	21 (10.5)
Malignant tumor	57 (23.8)
Cardiovascular disease	9 (3.8)
Chronic renal insufficiency	4 (1.7)
Cerebrovascular disease	11 (4.6)
Abscess location, n (%)
Right lobe	160 (66.9)
Left lobe	40 (16.7)
Bilateral	39 (16.3)
Number of abscesses, n (%)
Single	164 (68.6)
Two or more	75 (31.4)
Pathogen Quantity, n (%)
Single species	204 (85.4)
Two species	30 (12.6)
Three species	5 (2.1)
Treatment, n (%)
Antimicrobial agents alone	74 (31.0)
Antimicrobial agents and drainage	144 (60.2)
Antimicrobial agents and surgery	21 (8.8)