Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia associated with portal vein and superior mesentery vein thrombosis secondary to antithrombin III and protein C deficiency: A case report

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-258

  Ni, Yuen Hua ^a   Wang, Ning Chi ^a   Peng, Ming Yieh ^a   Chou, Yen Yi ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antithrombin III; Bacteremia; Bacteroides fragilis; Portal vein thrombosis; Protein C deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN III; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTEIN C;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; PORTAL VEIN; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036934196     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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