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

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocompetent 12-year-old boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the culture...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Da Hye, Jeon, Yeon Jin, Bae, E Young, Jeong, Dae Chul, Kang, Jin Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2013.56.11.496

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2013.56.11.496

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