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ArticleClinical case reports2023

Recurrent amebic liver abscesses despite metronidazole treatment: A rare case report.

Sasan D Noveir, Anh Hoang, Katherine Li, John C Lam, Khushboo Akkad

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sasan D NoveirDavid Geffen School of Medicine Los Angeles California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2980-2140
Anh HoangDepartment of Emergency Medicine University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA.
Katherine LiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA.
John C LamDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA.
Khushboo AkkadDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amebic liver abscesses should be considered in adult males with a liver abscess and a history of travel to endemic areas. Effective treatment includes metronidazole, followed by paromomycin.

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amebiasisEntamoeba histolyticaliver abscess, amebicparasitic diseasesparomomycin

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PMID37927979
PMCPMC10622399

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