Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis associated with endophthalmitis caused by arteriovenous fistula and graft infection

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 617-620

  Hsu, Kuo Hwa ^a   Ben, Ren Jy ^a   Shiang, Jeng Chuan ^a   Feng, Nan Hsiung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous (AV) fistula; Endocarditis; Endophthalmitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0346266072     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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