Septic portal vein thrombosis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 569-570

  Soo, R ^a   Gosbell, I ^b   Gallo, J ^a   Pokorny, C S ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0032837388     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb00766.x     Document Type: Article

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