Experience with aspiration in cases of amebic liver abscess in an endemic area

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 428-430

  Khanna, S ^a   Chaudhary, D ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Vij, J C ^a  

^a Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION;

EID: 21644450496     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1338-2     Document Type: Article

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