Catheter-related septic thrombophlebitis of the great central veins successfully treated with low-dose streptokinase thrombolysis and antimicrobials

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Volkow, Patricia ^a   Cornejo Juárez, Patricia ^a   Arizpe Bravo, Ana Berta ^a   García Méndez, Jorge ^a   Baltazares Lipp, Enrique ^b   Pérez Padilla, Rogelio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; DICLOXACILLIN; ENOXAPARIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PACLITAXEL; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOKINASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VEIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MASTECTOMY; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 27444438741     PISSN: 14779560     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-3-11     Document Type: Article

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