Biliary tract infection and bacteraemia: Presentation, structural abnormalities, causative organisms and clinical outcomes

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 986, 2007, Pages 773-776

  Melzer, M ^a   Toner, R ^a   Lacey, S ^a   Bettany, E ^a   Rait, G ^b  

^a KING GEORGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHOLANGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 37749027792     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.064683     Document Type: Article

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