Primary actinomycosis of the abdominal wall

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-233

  Khalid, Kamran ^a   Qazi, Shabir A ^a   Joarder, Mohammed A ^a   Al Saleh, Khalid A ^a  

^a Riyadh Medical Complex ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; INSULIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 1442277746     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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