Spreading sepsis by cystoscopy.
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چکیده
A healthy 54 year old man was investigated for haematuria. In spite of a proven urinary tract infection a cystoscopy was carried out with no antibiotic therapy. As a result he developed systemic infection leading to two independent, and potentially fatal, complications: vertebral osteomyelitis and a mycotic false aneurysm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 66 779 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990