A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 729-733

  Wuerz, Terry ^a   Kane, Jennifer B ^b   Boggild, Andrea K ^c   Krajden, Sigmund ^d   Keystone, Jay S ^c   Fuksa, Milan ^d   Kain, Kevin C ^c   Warren, Ralph ^e   Kempston, John ^d   Anderson, Joe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Entamoeba histolytica; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; METALLIC TASTE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 84867472712     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/852835     Document Type: Review

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