Liver abscess due to Bacillus cereus: A case report

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1234-1237

  Latsios, G ^a   Petrogiannopoulos, C ^a   Hartzoulakis, G ^a   Kondili, L ^a   Bethimouti, K ^a   Zaharof, A ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0347600383     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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