Medical treatment of fish bone-related liver abscess [5]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1689-1690

  Yang, Chung Yi ^a   Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Liu, Kao Lang ^a   Chen, Shyh Jye ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTIAM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FISH BONE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE AND BONES; FISHES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE;

EID: 28044456718     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498034     Document Type: Letter

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