Intra-abdominal infections

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 519-523

  Minton, Jane ^a   Stanley, Philip ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Amoebiasis; Antimicrobials; Food poisoning; Gastroenteritis; Intra abdominal abscess; Liver abscess; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DICYCLOVERINE; DIURETIC AGENT; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMORBIDITY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HAND WASHING; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALABSORPTION; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 11244338040     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-6-519     Document Type: Review

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