Characteristics of amebic liver abscess in patients with or without human immunodeficiency virus

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 500-504

  Chen, Kuan Jung ^a   Yang, Chin Hui ^b   Lin, Yi Chun ^b   Liu, Hsin Yi ^b   Liao, Say Tsung ^b   Lee, Yuarn Jang ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amebic; Entamoeba histolytica; HIV; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; AGED; BLOOD; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954667141     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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