Mycotic aneurysm due to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection: Case reports and literature review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-198

  Low, Jenny Guek Hong ^a   Quek, Amy May Lin ^b   Sin, Yoong Kong ^c   Ang, Brenda Sze Peng ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 11144239575     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426590     Document Type: Review

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