Pyogenic hepatic abscess: clues for diagnosis in the emergency room

Authors
Hernandez, JL Ramos, C
Citation
Jl. Hernandez et C. Ramos, Pyogenic hepatic abscess: clues for diagnosis in the emergency room, CL MICRO IN, 7(10), 2001, pp. 567-570
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
ISSN journal
1198743X → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
567 - 570
Database
ISI
SICI code
1198-743X(200110)7:10<567:PHACFD>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to describe the clinical and diagnostic char acteristics of patients with pyogenic hepatic abscesses evaluated in the em ergency room, and to know whether it is feasible to make an early diagnosis based on any of these characteristics. The setting was an urban, tertiary- care teaching hospital. This was a retrospective study of 63 adult patients admitted to our institution because of pyogenic liver abscesses from Janua ry 1991 to December 1998.