Acute presentation of a late abdominal aortic graft infection due to Salmonella

EJVES Extra

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 60-62

  Taurino, M ^a   Rizzo, L ^a   Liberatore, M ^a   Schioppa, A ^a   Varraso, S ^b   Serio, S A ^b   Fioran, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Department of Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic surgery; Graft infection; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844477533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15333167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvx.2002.0140     Document Type: Article

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