Infection of endovascular stents: An uncommon but important complication

Vascular

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-182

  Latham, J A ^a   Irvine, A ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endovascular stent; site of stent; stent infection

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STENTS;

EID: 0032961050     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099900700206     Document Type: Review

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