Management of prosthetic graft infection after surgery of the thoracic aorta: Removal of the prosthetic graft is not necessary

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1051-1052

  Akowuah, Enoch ^a   Narayan, Pradeep ^a   Angelini, Gianni ^a   Bryan, Alan J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548813631     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.055     Document Type: Article

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