Clostridium septicum aortitis: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1304-1309

  Seder, Christopher W ^a   Kramer, Michael ^b   Long, Graham ^b   Uzieblo, Maciej R ^b   Shanley, Charles J ^b   Bove, Paul ^b  

^a Section of General Surgery   (United States)

^b William Beaumont Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTITIS; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTITIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64949184630     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.058     Document Type: Review

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