Amebic liver abscess: Report of three cases

Parassitologia

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 49-53

  Fumarola, L ^a   Francavilla, A ^b   Palasciano, N ^c   Ialongo, P ^c   Pastore, G ^d   Sforza, E ^e   Rizzo, C ^a   Di Marzo, L ^a   Monno, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Unit of Gastroenterology   (Italy)

^c University of Ban ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Fallacara   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amebiasis; Amebic liver abscess; Extraintestinal amebiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BURKINA FASO; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNOLOGY; FECES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARASITOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; SUCTION; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BURKINA FASO; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; SUCTION; TRAVEL;

EID: 44449102882     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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