Autochthonous amebic liver abscess: Microbiological diagnosis by PCR [4];Absceso hepático amebiano autóctono: Diagnóstico microbiológico por PCR

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 493-494

  Gutiérrez Cisneros, Ma José ^a   Padín, Edmundo Sineiro ^b   Ormaechea, Teresa Gárate ^a   Corripio, Isabel Fuentes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MONTECELO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548166727     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13108717     Document Type: Letter

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