Management of Infected Aortic Prosthetic Grafts

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Swain III, Timothy W ^b   Calligaro, Keith D ^a,c   Dougherty, Matthew D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SILVER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AORTA GRAFT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERIAL COATING; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0942298531     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800110     Document Type: Review

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