Multiple liver abscesses associated with bacteremia due to Leuconostoc lactis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 766-767

  Vagiakou Voudris, Eleni ^a   Mylona Petropoulou, Dimitra ^a   Kalogeropoulou, Eleni ^a   Chantzis, Anastasios ^a   Chini, Stavroula ^a   Tsiodra, Paraskevi ^a   Malamou Lada, Eleni ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEUCONOSTOC; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENICITY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUCONOSTOC; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036437075     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540260348572     Document Type: Article

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