Comparison of clinical characteristics of amebic liver abscess in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and non-HIV-infected patients

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 456-461

  Wu, Kuan Sheng ^a   Tsai, Hung Chin ^a   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^a   Wann, Shue Ren ^a   Wang, Yung Hsing ^a   Mai, Ming Hsin ^a   Chen, Jei Kuang ^a   Sy, Cheng Len ^a   Chen, Kung Ming ^a   Chen, Yi Jan ^a   Chen, Yao Shen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amebic; Entamoeba histolytica; HIV infections; Liver abscess; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RESPONSE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER AMEBIASIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 62149145761     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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