Computerized tomography (CT)-guided aspiration of abscesses: Outcome of therapy at a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-128

  Mehendiratta, Vaibhav ^a   McCarty, Brandon Chase ^b   Gomez, Luis ^a   Graviss, Edward A ^b   Musher, Daniel M ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscesses; Aspiration; CT guided; Outcome of therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETERIZATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY ABSCESS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PELVIS ABSCESS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; SUCTION; TEXAS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846123945     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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