Infectious aortitis due to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 533-535

  Maclennan, Alexander C ^a,b   Doyle, D Lynn ^a   Sacks, Stephen L ^a  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030772355     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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