Needs of Treatment Strategies for Decreasing Mortality of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Patients

Jeong Han Kim

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2016;67(5):231-232.

Published online: 4 October 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2016.67.5.231

Needs of Treatment Strategies for Decreasing Mortality of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Patients

Jeong Han Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: Jeong Han Kim, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, 120-1 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin- gu, Seoul 05030, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2030-7764, Fax: +82-2-2030-5029, E-mail: 93haan@hanmail.net

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Predictors of Mortality in Korean Patients with Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Single Center, Retrospective Study

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