Aortic ring abscess and aortoatrial fistula complicating fulminant prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Proteus mirabilis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-66

  Ananthasubramaniam, Karthik ^a   Karthikeyan, Vanji ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARDIOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FISTULA; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; VASCULAR RING;

EID: 0033971334     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.1.63     Document Type: Article

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