Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in an immunocompetent child

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 407-410

  Kwon, Jang Mi ^a   Lim Jung, Hye ^a   Won Shim, Jae ^a   Soo Kim, Deok ^a   Yeon Shim, Jung ^a   Soo Park, Moon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child; Immunity; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMIKACIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DRAINAGE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84884230003     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.9.407     Document Type: Article

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