Successful endoluminal repair of an infected thoracic pseudoaneurysm caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-32

  Bell, Rachel E ^a   Taylor, Peter R ^a   Aukett, Marion ^a   Evans, George H ^b   Reidy, John F ^a  

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

^b EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovascular repair; Excluder endoprosthesis; Infection; Methicillin; Mycotic aneurysm; Pseudoaneurysm; Stent graft; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THORACIC AORTA;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037674999     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0029:SEROAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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