Abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Brucella melitensis

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-95

  Quaniers, J ^a   Durieux, R ^a   De Leval, L ^a   Limet, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aortic surgery; Aortitis; Arterial infection; Brucella melitensis; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844342617     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679674     Document Type: Article

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