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1948-5182 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Infectious Diseases |
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Correspondence |
| Article Title |
Letter to the Editor: From prediction to prevention: Integrating nomograms and pathogen biology in multidrug-resistant pyogenic liver abscess
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Marco Fiore |
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| Corresponding Author |
Marco Fiore, Lecturer, MD, Professor, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza Miraglia 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@unicampania.it |
| Key Words |
Critically ill patients; Pyogenic liver abscess; Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria; Predictive nomogram; Antimicrobial stewardship; Host-pathogen interaction |
| Core Tip |
Xu et al proposed a bedside nomogram to estimate the probability of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) using five routinely available variables. This letter clarifies how such risk stratification can be operationalized at the bedside through concrete clinical scenarios, while arguing that prediction becomes clinically meaningful only when coupled to actionable pathways: Early imaging and source control, rapid resistance-gene testing where available, guideline-concordant empiric coverage in high-risk patients, and stewardship-driven de-escalation. Integrating host vulnerability with pathogen biology may allow hepatology services to move from delayed recognition to prevention-oriented management of MDR-PLA. |
| Publish Date |
2026-05-26 03:52 |
| Citation |
Fiore M. Letter to the Editor: From prediction to prevention: Integrating nomograms and pathogen biology in multidrug-resistant pyogenic liver abscess. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(5): 115709 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i5/115709.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i5.115709 |
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