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Updated local microbiological data are essential to guide appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy. Methods: This retrospective multicenter study analyzed clinical and microbiological data from patients diagnosed with acute calculous cholangitis. Bacterial culture results were collected from Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Thanh Nhan Hospital, and E Hospital between June 2022 and December 2024. Results: Gram-negative bacteria were predominant (286\/366, 78.14%), while Gram-positive bacteria accounted for 80\/366 (21.86%). Escherichia coli was the most frequently isolated organism (133\/366, 36.34%), of which 77\/133 (57.89%) were ESBL producing. Klebsiella spp. accounted for 60\/366 (16.39%), with 17\/60 (28.33%) ESBL-producing isolates. Enterococcus spp. (n = 80) exhibited high susceptibility to vancomycin (69\/80, 86.15%) and complete susceptibility to linezolid (80\/80, 100%). Conclusions: This multicenter study highlights evolving pathogen distributions and antimicrobial resistance patterns in acute calculous cholangitis in Vietnam. 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