Fusobacterium necrophorum infection associated with portal vein thrombosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 993-995

  Redford, Michelle R ^a   Ellis, Richard ^a   Rees, Colin J ^a  

^a SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 25844501376     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46080-0     Document Type: Article

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