Computed tomographic differences of pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and non-Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-65

  Kim, Sung Bum ^a   Je, Bo Kyung ^a,b   Lee, Kee Yeol ^a   Lee, Seung Hwa ^a   Chung, Hwan Hoon ^a   Cha, Sang Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess; Pyogenic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS;

2-GROUP; AIR-FLUID LEVELS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INDEPENDENT SAMPLES T TESTS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MEAN AGES; PYOGENIC; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

AIR;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GAS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33846646933     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000224629.48068.69     Document Type: Review

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