Mycotic pseudoaneurysm and purulent pericarditis attributable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 784-787

  Patel, Sugat ^a   Maves, Ryan ^a   Barrozo, Christopher P ^a   Mullens, Frank ^a   Russell, Kevin ^a   Truett, April ^a   Deroo, Teresa ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FALSE ANEURYSM; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; MYCOTIC PSEUDOANEURYSM; PERICARDITIS; PURULENT PERICARDITIS; PVL GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33746970387     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.8.784     Document Type: Article

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