Clinical and radiological findings in patients with gas forming renal abscess treated conservatively

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1273-1276

  Best, Charles D ^a   Terris, Martha K ^a   Tacker, J Ronald ^a   Reese, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abscess; Antibiotics; Diagnostic imaging; Pyelonephritis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; TICARCILLIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; PYURIA; RADIOLOGY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0032843778     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68263-8     Document Type: Article

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