Renal abscess: Early diagnosis and treatment

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-197

  Yen, David Hung Tsang ^b   Sheng Chuan, H U ^a   Tsai, Jeffrey ^c   Kao, Wei Fong ^c   Chern, Chii Hwa ^c   Wang, Lee Min ^c   Lee, Chen Hsen ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency department; Prognosis; Renal abscess

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 13044274949     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90060-8     Document Type: Article

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