Listeria monocytogenes-induced liver abscess in pregnancy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 486-488

  Lindgren, Peter ^a,b   Pla, Juan Carlos ^a   Högberg, Ulf ^a   Tärnvik, Arne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Liver abscess; Pregnancy; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVER ABSCESS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030962908     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709047835     Document Type: Article

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