Liver abscess and empyema due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1669-1671

  Kim, Hye Sook ^a   Park, Dae Won ^a   Youn, Young Kyoung ^a   Jo, Yu Mi ^a   Kim, Jeong Yeon ^a   Song, Joon Young ^a   Sohn, Jang Wook ^a   Cheong, Hee Jin ^a   Kim, Woo Joo ^a   Kim, Min Ja ^a   Choi, Won Suk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Empyema; Lactococcus lactis; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; EMPYEMA; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OFLOXACIN; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78449305793     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1669     Document Type: Article

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