Pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: US appearance and aspiration findings

Radiology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 769-776

  Hui, Joyce Y H ^a   Yang, Michael K W ^a   Cho, Danny H Y ^a   Li, Allen ^a   Loke, Tony K L ^a   Chan, James C S ^a   Woo, Patrick C Y ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASPIRATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847188800     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2423051344     Document Type: Article

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