Liver abscess caused by an infected ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Shen, Meng Chuan ^a   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a   Chen, Yao Shen ^a   Yen, Muh Yong ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver abscess; Prosthesis related infections; Staphylococcal infections; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUCOSE; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIVER ABSCESS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLEOCYTOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SEIZURE; TAIWAN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0037966457     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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