Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis in a cirrhotic patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 608-610

  Chang, Hwan Park ^a   Young, Eun Joo ^a   Sung, Kyu Choi ^a   Jong, Sun Rew ^a   Sei, Jong Kim ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthritis, Infectious; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver Cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRAIN; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 4444266103     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.4.608     Document Type: Article

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