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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S [2]

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Common risk factors in the development of pyogenic liver abscess are:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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