Liver abscess by Aspergillus and Enterococcus faecium in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report and literature review

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-381

  Hong, Kyung Wook ^a   Kwon, Jae Cheol ^a   Chun, Hyun Ji ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^a   Kim, Hee Je ^a   Min, Woo Sung ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Aspergillosis; Enterococcus; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER RESECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84863553854     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2011.43.4.377     Document Type: Article

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