An unusual vascular graft infection by Aspergillus - A case report and literature review

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-173

  García Fuster, Rafael ^a,b   Clará, Alberto ^a   Di Stefano, Salvatore ^a   Legarra, Juanjo ^a   Sarralde, José Aurelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACKACHE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DACRON IMPLANT; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0344197058     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000213     Document Type: Article

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