Low sensitivity of ultrasonography for the early diagnosis of amebic liver abscess.
University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
Luigia
L
Elzi
Gerd
G
Laifer
Pedram
P
Sendi
Hans Peter
HP
Ledermann
Ursula
U
Fluckiger
Stefano
S
Bassetti
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018579:Patient Selection; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013492:Suppuration; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000592:standards*