Pyogenic liver abscess: Differences in etiology and treatment in Southeast Asia and central Europe

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2458-2462

  Cerwenka, Herwig ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biliary tract diseases; Drainage; Klebsielaa pneumoniae; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 77953278042     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2458     Document Type: Article

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