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Chapter 39 - Bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of the liver

from Section V - Other considerations and issues in pediatric hepatology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2014

By
Donald A. Novak ,
Gregory Y. Lauwers  and
Richard L. Kradin
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Donald A. Novak
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA
Gregory Y. Lauwers
Affiliation:
Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Richard L. Kradin
Affiliation:
Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 673 - 693
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  • Bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of the liver
    • By Donald A. Novak, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Richard L. Kradin, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Edited by Frederick J. Suchy, University of Colorado Medical Center, Ronald J. Sokol, University of Colorado Medical Center, William F. Balistreri
  • Book: Liver Disease in Children
  • Online publication: 05 March 2014
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139012102.040
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  • Bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of the liver
    • By Donald A. Novak, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Richard L. Kradin, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Edited by Frederick J. Suchy, University of Colorado Medical Center, Ronald J. Sokol, University of Colorado Medical Center, William F. Balistreri
  • Book: Liver Disease in Children
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  • Bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of the liver
    • By Donald A. Novak, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Richard L. Kradin, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Edited by Frederick J. Suchy, University of Colorado Medical Center, Ronald J. Sokol, University of Colorado Medical Center, William F. Balistreri
  • Book: Liver Disease in Children
  • Online publication: 05 March 2014
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139012102.040
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