Splenic abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and non-Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan: Emphasizing risk factors for acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae splenic abscess

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 905-909

  Lee, Chen Hsiang ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^b   Liu, Jien Wei ^a,c  

^a Kaohsiung Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN ABSCESS; TAIWAN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLENIC DISEASES; TAIWAN;

EID: 30544453248     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500333624     Document Type: Article

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