Diagnosis and management of staphylococcal infections of vascular grafts and stents

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Chambers, S T ^a,b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arterial graft infections; Staphylococcal infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Stent infections

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FALSE ANEURYSM; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; INFECTION; STENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33645820858     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2005.00981.x     Document Type: Review

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