Perigraft abscess with gas forming organism
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Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess.
Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GPLA) is an uncommon and potentially fatal disease that represents 7-24% of pyogenic liver abscess cases. Diabetes mellitus is a wellknown risk factor, and the main etiological agent is Klebsiella pneumoniae. Escherichia coli is also associated with gas formation, particularly in the presence of biliary disorders. In South America, parasitic diseases have bee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.185285