Mycotic aortic aneurysm induced by Klebsiella pneumoniae successfully treated by in-situ replacement with rifampicin-bonded prosthesis - Report of 3 cases

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1317-1320

  Totsugawa, Toshinori ^a   Kuinose, Masahiko ^a   Yoshitaka, Hidenori ^a   Tsushima, Yoshimasa ^a   Ishida, Atsuhisa ^a   Minami, Hitoshi ^a  

^a Sakakibara Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ replacement; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Mycotic aneurysm; Rifampicin bonded prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CEFCAPENE; CEFTAZIDIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; DACRON; FOSFOMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; RIFAMPIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547581485     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1317     Document Type: Article

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