Salmonella typhi liver abscess.
We report on the first case of a typhoid liver abscess treated at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, which responded well to percutaneous catheter drainage and intravenous ampicillin therapy.
Rogers
T
T
Department of Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
Wadula
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J
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*