Pyogenic liver abscess associated with septic pulmonary embolism

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 442-447

  Yang, Por Wen ^a,b   Lin, Hong Da ^b,c   Wang, Lee Min ^c,d,e  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Liver abscess; Septic pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; FLOMOXEF; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PROGNOSIS; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 54549127101     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70146-1     Document Type: Article

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