Aeromonas hydrophila bacteraemia and portal pyaemia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 346-348

  Tulsidas, Haresh ^a   Ong, Y Y ^a   Chan, K C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Bacteraemia; Portal vein thrombosis; Psoas abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENALAPRIL; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; SEPSIS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PSOAS ABSCESS; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44149083976     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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