Streptococcus pneumoniae, an emerging pathogen in mycotic aneurysms?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-21

  Brouwer, Rolf E ^a   Van Bockel, J Hajo ^a   Van Dissel, Jaap T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mycotic aneurysm; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PATHOGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031915699     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(97)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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