Clinical characteristics and management of liver abscess in The Gambia, a resource-limited country.

Autor: Bittaye SO; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia. sobittaye@utg.edu.gm.; School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia. sobittaye@utg.edu.gm., Tamba S; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Joof S; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Jaw M; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Cham M; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Jarjue L; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Bah E; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Danso M; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Kebbeh L; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia., Njie R; Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia.; School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC gastroenterology [BMC Gastroenterol] 2024 Aug 20; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 275. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 20.
DOI: 10.1186/s12876-024-03375-9
Abstrakt: Liver abscess is endemic in resource-limited countries such as The Gambia where access to advanced imaging techniques or modern treatment modalities is limited. Despite this, mortality in this cohort was low. Therefore antibiotic therapy combined with percutaneous abscess drainage remains a reasonable treatment strategy of liver abscess in resource-poor settings.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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