Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Brucella abortus: A case report

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1277-1279

  Park, Sang Jun ^a   Kim, Mi Na ^b   Kwon, Tae Won ^b  

^a Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CASE REPORT; COLD SWEAT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIOLOGY;

ABATTOIRS; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249044266     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.043     Document Type: Article

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