Liver abscess secondary to umbilical catheterization in a newborn

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal-Barrios (Συγγραφέας), Ivohne Fernanda Corrales-Cobos (Συγγραφέας), María Carmenza Cuenca-Arias (Συγγραφέας), Gloria Amparo Troncoso-Moreno (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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We present a case of liver abscess in a 34-week preterm infant after umbilical venous catheterization (UVC). The infant had clinical symptoms of intestinal sepsis, with an encapsulated hypodense hepatic focal lesion with air inside, as observed by abdominal tomography. Staphylococcus aureus was isol...