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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic

Known as: Abscesses, Pyogenic Liver, Liver Abscesses, Pyogenic, Pyogenic Hepatic Abscesses 
Single or multiple areas of PUS due to bacterial infection within the hepatic parenchyma. It can be caused by a variety of BACTERIA, local or… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Diabetes mellitus and pyogenic liver abscess: risk and prognosis.
BACKGROUND Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rare, life-threatening disease with an increasing rate of incidence. Case reports… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genetic determinants of capsular serotype K1 of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing primary pyogenic liver abscess.
BACKGROUND Primary pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging infectious disease. Capsular… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
An Appraisal of Surgical and Percutaneous Drainage for Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Larger Than 5 cm
Objective:To determine whether first-line treatment with percutaneous or surgical drainage of liver abscesses larger than 5 cm… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Population-based study of the epidemiology of and the risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A unique microvascular phenotype shared by juvenile hemangiomas and human placenta.
BACKGROUND Juvenile hemangiomas are common, benign tumors, distinctive for their perinatal presentation, rapid growth during the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Pyogenic and tuberculous spondylodiskitis (vertebral osteomyelitis) in 80 adult patients.
Bacterial spondylodiskitis--i.e., adjacent vertebral osteomyelitis and diskitis--was studied in 80 adult patients. The infection… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Stroke in infective endocarditis.
We reviewed 212 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis in 203 patients at six hospitals between 1978 and 1986 and found… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A Comparison of Amebic and Pyogenic Abscess of the Liver
We evaluated the clinical features of 96 cases of amebic liver abscess and 48 of pyogenic hepatic abscess. Most patients with… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Pyogenic psoas abscess: Worldwide variations in etiology
Pyogenic abscess of the psoas muscle results from primary suppuration or direct extension of intraabdominal infection. The… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Selective gamma-g globulin deficiencies in patients with recurrent pyogenic infections.
Abstract Three patients with lifelong susceptibility to pyogenic infections and progressive pulmonary disease were found to have… 
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