Hepatic actinomycosis: A case report

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-230

  Andersen, Å B ^a,c   Ravn, P ^a   Kahn, R ^b   Rosted, A ^d   Philipsen, E K ^d  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Continuous fever; Hepatic abscess; Lymphocyte proliferation; interferon

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; LYMPHOKINE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PROBENECID;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0032960414     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01548.x     Document Type: Article

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