A middle-aged lady with a pyogenic liver abscess caused by Clostridium perfringens

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 252-255

  Law, Siu Tong ^a   Lee, Ming Kai ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Gram positive bacilli septicaemia; Infected hepatic metastases; Liver abscess; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890647601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i8.252     Document Type: Article

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