Emphysematous Prostatic Abscess Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae: Report of a Case And Review of the Literature

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 758-760

  Bae, Gi Bum ^a   Kim, Shin Woo ^a,b   Shin, Byung Chul ^a   Oh, Jong Taek ^a   Do, Byung Hun ^a   Park, Jee Hyun ^a   Lee, Jong Myung ^a   Kim, Nung Soo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abscess; Diabetes Mellitus; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PEFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMATOUS PROSTATE ABSCESS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PELVIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348225390     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.5.758     Document Type: Review

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