Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in a patient with alcoholic liver disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-246

  Adal, Karim A ^a,b   Wispelwey, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NAUSEA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0029876965     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199604000-00024     Document Type: Article

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