Abdominal actinomycosis associated with intrauterine device: CT features

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 670-673

  Laurent, Th ^a   De Grandi, P ^a   Schnyder, P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; CT; Intrauterine devices; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; PENICILLINS; PERITONITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030345426     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00187670     Document Type: Article

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