Pancreatic abscess secondary to Alcaligenes faecalis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-55

  Ashwath, Mahi Lakshmi ^a,b   Katner, Harold P ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UHC   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscesses; Alcaligenes faecalis; Pancreatic necrosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MEROPENEM;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 11844286395     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200501000-00011     Document Type: Article

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