Lactobacillus acidophilus as a cause of liver abscess in a NOD2/CARD15-positive patient with Crohn's disease

Digestion

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 107-110

  Cukovic Cavka, S ^a   Likic, R ^a   Francetic, I ^a   Rustemovic, N ^a   Opacic, M ^a   Vucelic, B ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Crohn's disease; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Liver abscess; NOD2 CARD15 mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; MESALAZINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746596631     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094041     Document Type: Article

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