Thoracic infectious aortitis: microbiology, pathophysiology and treatment;Aortites thoraciques infectieuses : implications microbiologiques, physiopathologiques et thérapeutiques

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Revest, M ^a   Decaux, O ^a   Cazalets, C ^a   Verohye, J P ^b   Jego P ^a   Grosbois, B ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurism; Atherosclerosis; Salmonella; Syphilis; Thoracic infectious aortitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTITIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SALMONELLA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOM; SYPHILIS; THORACIC AORTA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TUBERCULOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTITIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846568936     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.08.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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