Pyogenic liver abscess: Retrospective analysis of 80 cases over a 10-year period

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1001-1007

  Wong, Wai Man ^a   Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^a   Hui, Chee Kin ^a   Ng, Matthew ^a   Lai, Kam Chuen ^a   Tso, Wai Kuen ^a   Lam, Shiu Kum ^a   Lai, Ching Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biliary pathology; Diabetes mellitus; Malignancy; Pyogenic liver abscess; Risk factors for mortality

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGING; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036378413     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02787.x     Document Type: Article

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