Standardized outpatient management of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chan, Douglas S G ^a   Archuleta, Sophia ^b   Llorin, Ryan M ^c   Lye, David C ^c,d   Fisher, Dale ^b  

^a National University Health System   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abscess; Antibiotic; Klebsiella; Liver; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874500955     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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