Mycobacterium tuberculosis aortic graft infection with recurrent hemoptysis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Clerc, Olivier ^a   Jaton, Katia ^a   Prod'hom, Guy ^a   Von Segesser, Ludwig ^a   Greloz, Vincent ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FISTULA; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 48649094509     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-233     Document Type: Article

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