Clinical characteristics and management of liver abscess in The Gambia, a resource-limited country
Liver abscess is endemic in resource-limited countries such as The Gambia where access to advanced imaging techniques or modern treatment modalities is limited. Despite this, mortality in this cohort was low. Therefore antibiotic therapy combined with percutaneous abscess drainage remains a reasonable treatment strategy of liver abscess in resource-poor settings.
Authors
- Mariam Jaw
- Musa Cham
- Landing Jarjue
- Sheikh Omar Bittaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-7363)
- Sidat Joof
- Morikebba Danso
- Lamin Kebbeh
- Saydiba Tamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-5845)
- Ebrima Bah
- Ramou Njie
Institutions
- University of the Gambia (GM)
- Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (GM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-024-03375-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39