Infections Related to Coils Used for Embolization of Arteries: Review of the Published Evidence

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 697-701

  Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b,c   Nikou, Sarantos A ^a   Siempos, Ilias I ^a  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BRAIN ARTERY; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34249011460     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.04.015     Document Type: Review

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