Splenic abscess with Clostridium novyi bacteraemia and sepsis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-305

  Vleminckx, Wim G ^a   Diltoer, Marc W ^a   Spapen, Herbert D M ^a   Pierard, Denis ^a   De Mey, Johan ^a   Delvaux, Georges R ^a   Huyghens, Luc P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abscess; Clostridium infections; Microbiology; Splenic disease aetiology; Splenic disease surgery; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0030954994     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199703000-00016     Document Type: Article

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