Perianal actinomycosis: Diagnostic and management considerations - A review of six cases

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Bauer, Pierre ^a   Sultan, Samy ^a   Atienza, Patrick ^a  

^a GROUPE HOSPITALIER DIACONESSES CROIX SAINT SIMON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFUR; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES MEYERI; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROCTOLOGY; PUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 32144457200     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(06)73074-3     Document Type: Article

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