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Trichomonas species in a subhepatic abscess

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A rare case of Trichomonas tenax / Trichomonas hominis and mixed oral bacterial flora in pus from a subhepatic abscess in a patient with a perforated penetrating ventricular ulcer is reported and the possible pathogenicity of the flagellate is discussed.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Frederiksberg Hospital, Ndr. Fasanvej 57, 2000, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    E. B. Jakobsen & J. Friis

  2. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Ndr. Fasanvej 57, 2000, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    A. Friis-Møller

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Jakobsen, E.B., Friis-Møller, A. & Friis, J. Trichomonas species in a subhepatic abscess. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. 6, 296–297 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017616

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