Single and multiple pyogenic liver abscesses: Etiology, clinical course, and outcome

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-288

  Alvarez, José A ^a,d   González, Juan J ^b   Baldonedo, Ricardo F ^a   Sanz, Lourdes ^b   Carreño, Guillermo ^c   Jorge, José I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN AGUSTÍN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Pyogenic liver abscess; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034877377     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050153     Document Type: Article

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