Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of pyogenic liver abscess in non-diabetic patients

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 385-392

  Chuang, Han Chuan ^a   Chen, Te Li ^a,b   Chiang, Dung Hung ^a   Lee, Yi Tzu ^a   Huang, Ling Ju ^a   Wang, Fu Der ^a   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,b,c   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Chutung General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess, pyogenic

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77749315684     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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