Hepatic abscess caused by Salmonella typhi: Diagnosis and management by percutaneous echo-guided needle aspiration

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-33

  Giorgio, A ^a,b   Tarantino, L ^a   De Stefano, G ^a  

^a AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echo guided needle aspiration; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid fever; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TIME FACTORS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0029924555     PISSN: 03920623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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