Stent graft infection after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A case report

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 180-183

  Baker, Megan ^a,b   Uflacker, Renan ^a,b   Robison, Jacob G ^a,b  

^a Medical University of South Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INDIUM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AXILLOFEMORAL ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS; GRAFT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; INFECTION;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036631846     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.123331     Document Type: Article

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