Melioidosis and the vascular surgeon: Hospital Kuala Lumpur experience

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 309-311

  Azizi, Zainal Ariffin ^a   Yahya, Mazri ^a   Lee, Soon Khai ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aortic pseudoaneurysm; Melioidosis; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILIAC ARTERY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELIOIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 27744513404     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60368-7     Document Type: Article

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