Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 496-499

  Yoon, Da Hye ^a   Jeon, Yeon Jin ^a   Bae, E Young ^a   Jeong, Dae Chul ^a   Kang, Jin Han ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drainage; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

EID: 84887735288     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.11.496     Document Type: Article

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