Liver abscess in children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 813-817

  Sharma, M P ^a   Kumar, Arvind ^a  

^a Rockland Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical signs and symptoms; Liver abscesses; Predisposing causes

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ASPIRATION; BRUCELLA; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITOSIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SKIN INFECTION; TYPHOID FEVER; ULTRASOUND;

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

EID: 33749498281     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02790392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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