Hesitate before you aspirate liver cyst infections: world-first expert consensus
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Fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins should be first-line antibiotics for liver cyst infections and ‘preferably’ used for six weeks, new guidance says.
An international panel of 24 specialists — including 12 hepatologists — has also advised clinicians to use fever, CRP level and leukocyte concentration to evaluate treatment effect, but urged caution when considering aspiration.