Abdominal actinomycosis

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 441-448

  Garner, J P ^a   Macdonald, M ^a   Kumar, P K ^a  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Actinomycosis; Appendicitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Malignancy; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL WALL; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BRONCHUS; COLON; COMMENSAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ABDOMEN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 36749009640     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.06.009     Document Type: Review

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