Pyogenic liver abscess and the emergence of Klebsiella as an etiology: A retrospective study

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-42

  Ali, Ahmad H ^a   Smalligan, Roger D ^a   Ahmed, Mashrafi ^a   Khasawneh, Faisal A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Klebsiella; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVOTELLA; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84891111022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S54448     Document Type: Article

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