Amoebic liver abscess - Results of a conservative management policy

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-136

  McGarr, P L ^a   Madiba, T E ^a   Thomson, S R ^a   Corr, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST RUPTURE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037329691     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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