Cat scratch disease presenting as splenic abscess

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 622-624

  Mehanna, D ^a   Peck, N ^a   Arnot, R ^a   Solano, T ^a   Sheldon, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bartonella hensella; Cat scratch disease; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEPSIS; SEROLOGY; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; SPLENIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033848074     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01912.x     Document Type: Article

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