Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm following Treatment of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages e102-e105

  Woo, Siu Bon ^a   Cheng, Lik Cheung ^a,b   Wong, Wing Cheung ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANEURYSM; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORACIC AORTA;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41049089407     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: 18165370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400531     Document Type: Article

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