Clostridial infection of the abdominal aorta

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-

  Davies, Mark ^a   Byrne, John ^a   Harvey, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEVER; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALAISE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0041665006     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00424-1     Document Type: Article

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