Infections after endovascular coil embolization

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 805-806

  Vrachliotis, Thomas G ^a   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b,c  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM SURGERY; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTITIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISINFECTION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSOAS ABSCESS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37049036879     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/07-2219C.1     Document Type: Note

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