Computed tomography characteristics of Burkholderia pseudomallei liver abscess

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 989-993

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Piyaporn ^b   Mundy, Linda M ^c  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645063181     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501017     Document Type: Article

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