Clostrium cadaveris intra-peritoneal abscess

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2635-2636

  Leung, John ^a   Sasson, Morris ^a   Patel, Swetal R ^a   Viveiros, Kathleen ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIUM CADAVERIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULITIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE SURGERY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STAPLER; ULCER PERFORATION; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ABSCESS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PERITONEAL DISEASE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PERITONEAL DISEASES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70350508339     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.347     Document Type: Letter

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