Mycotic aneurysm caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with negative blood cultures

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-69

  Tanyaowalak, Wiriya ^a   Sunthornyothin, Sarat ^a   Leungtaviboon, Kittichai ^a   Suankratay, Chusana ^a   Kulwichit, Wanla ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; HOARSENESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PATHOGENESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPHOID FEVER; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 1242319436     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310017465     Document Type: Article

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