Splenic Abscess in the New Millennium: A Descriptive, Retrospective Case Series
Radcliffe C, Tang Z, Gisriel SD, Grant M. Splenic Abscess in the New Millennium: A Descriptive, Retrospective Case Series. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac085. PMID: 35299986, PMCID: PMC8923382, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSplenic abscessHematogenous spreadAntimicrobial therapyLargest North American seriesHospital systemRetrospective case seriesNorth American seriesIndex hospitalizationImmunocompromised stateMedian durationClinical stabilityMedian agePercutaneous drainageCase seriesDiabetes mellitusProlonged hospitalizationRetrospective reviewMedian lengthRare infectionTreatment successHematological malignanciesPancreatic diseaseProbable casesInterventional radiologyAbscess