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Imported Amoebic Liver Abscess in France

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
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
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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