Secondary haemorrhage from saphenous vein grafts caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-178

  Wijesinghe, L D ^a   Hardy, G ^a   Fuller, A ^a   Scott, D J A ^a   Kent, P J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0031890135     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80142-1     Document Type: Article

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