Fatal Aeromonas hydrophila infection of soft tissue after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for gastric variceal bleeding

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 766-769

  Liu, Ber Ming ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Chen, Chien Hung ^a   Chung, Kun Jung ^a   Kung, Chia Te ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Emergency endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; FATALITY; FEVER; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STOMACH VARICES; STOMACH VARICES BLEEDING;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 11144340837     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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