Imported Amoebic Liver Abscess in France

Cordel, Hugues; Prendki, Virginie; Madec, Yoann; Houze, Sandrine; Paris, Luc; Bourée, Patrice; Caumes, Eric; Matheron, Sophie; Bouchaud, Olivier

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002333

Scientific article

English

Imported Amoebic Liver Abscess in France

ContributorsCordel, Hugues; Prendki, Virginie

; Madec, Yoann; Houze, Sandrine; Paris, Luc; Bourée, Patrice; Caumes, Eric; Matheron, Sophie; Bouchaud, Olivier

Published inPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 7, no. 8, e2333

Publication date2013

Abstract

Worldwide, amoebic liver abscess (ALA) can be found in individuals in non-endemic areas, especially inforeign-born travelers. We performed a retrospective analysis of ALA in patients admitted to French hospitals between 2002 and 2006.We compared imported ALA cases in European and foreign-born patients and assessed the factors associated with abscesssize using a logistic regression model.

Keywords

Liver Abscess
Entamoeba histolytica
Travel
Retrospective Studies
France / epidemiology

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Not a UNIGE publication

Research groups

Démence du sujet âgé, troubles cognitifs, la symptomatologie cognitive (577)

Citation (ISO format)

CORDEL, Hugues et al. Imported Amoebic Liver Abscess in France. In: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, vol. 7, n° 8, p. e2333. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002333

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Identifiers

PID : unige:145002
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002333
PMID : 23951372

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738465/

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