Acute acalculous cholecystitis and pancreatitis in a patient with concomitant leptospirosis and scrub typhus

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-287

  Wang, Ning Chi ^a   Ni, Yuen Hua ^a   Peng, Ming Yieh ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cholecystitis; Leptospirosis; Pancreatitis; Scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ABDOMEN; ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER; MALE; PANCREATITIS; SCRUB TYPHUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CEFTRIAXONE; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PANCREATITIS; SCRUB TYPHUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0345763263     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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