Splenic abscess in southern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Lee, Chen Hsiang ^a   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a   Liu, Jien Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Diabetes mellitus; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Splenic diseases; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TAIWAN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENIC DISEASES; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842682354     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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