Pelvic Actinomycosis. Urologic perspective

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 367-376

  Marella, Venkata K ^a   Hakimian, Omid ^a   Wise, Gilbert J ^a   Silver, David A ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Infection; Pelvis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; EXCISION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS TUMOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URACHUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 9244261131     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382004000500002     Document Type: Review

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