Hepatic abscess: Changes in clinical, bacteriologic and therapeutic aspects

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1974, Pages 601-610

  Rubin, Robert H ^a   Swartz, Morton N ^a   Malt, Ronald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMEBIASIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTEREMIA; BILE DUCT INFECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETIOLOGY; INJURY; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER SCANNING; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PORTAL VEIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY; THERAPY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0016222894     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(74)90012-6     Document Type: Review

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