title: Salmonella typhi liver abscess.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wadula
mesh_terms: 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*