Femoral vein thrombophlebitis and septic pulmonary embolism due to a mixed anaerobic infection including Solobacterium moorei: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Martin, Claire A ^a   Wijesurendra, Rohan S ^a   Borland, Colin D R ^a   Karas, Johannis A ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTEROIDES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PAIN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; SOLOBACTERIUM MOOREI; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 44949230210     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-40     Document Type: Article

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