Liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: Two case reports

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Casella, Francesco ^a   Finazzi, Luigi ^a   Repetti, Valentina ^a   Rubin, Giampaolo ^a   DiMarco, Maria ^a   Mauro, Tiziana ^a   Furlan, Raffaello ^a  

^a BOLOGNINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953414983     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-6879     Document Type: Article

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