Recognition of an infected endoluminal aortic prosthesis following repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 750-754

  Karamlou, Tara ^a,d   Williamson, Kent ^b   Kaufman, John ^c   Wiest, John ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA; AORTA PROSTHESIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 12144249986     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0120-8     Document Type: Article

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