[Pulmonary abscess in Lomé. Apropos of 144 cases collected in the Pneumo-Phthisiology Department of the University Hospital Center-Tokoin from 1981-1993].
The authors report the results of a retrospective study of 144 cases of lung abscess observed in the Pneumo-Phthisiology Department of Tokoin University Teaching Hospital of Lomé (Togo) between 1981 and 1993 for to determine epidemiological, clinical, therapeutical and evolutive aspects of this affection on West Africa. The results like those of other authors confirm still grievous evolution nowadays of lung abscess in spite of medical drugs efficacy.
Tidjani
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O
Service de Pneumo-phtisiologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU-Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
Gbadoe
A H
AH
Grunitzky-Bekele
M
M
Adjadja
K
K
Lawson-Apetoh
A
A
Djinadou
G
G
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology
Abcès pulmonaires à Lomé. A propos de 144 cas colligés dans le service de pneumo-phtisiologie du CHU-Tokoin de 1981 à 1993.