Clinical course, treatment, and multivariate analysis of risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-186

  Alvarez Pérez, José Antonio ^a   González, Juan José ^b   Baldonedo, Ricardo Felipe ^a   Sanz, Lourdes ^b   Carreño, Guillermo ^c   Junco, Aurora ^b   Rodríguez, José Ignacio ^d   Martínez, María Dolores ^e   Jorge, José Ignacio ^a  

^a Hospital de San Agustin   (Spain)

^b Central University Hospital   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^d Jarrio Hospital   (Spain)

^e Valle del Nalón Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Morbidity; Mortality; Pyogenic liver abscess; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; SHOCK; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0035047089     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00564-X     Document Type: Article

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