The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , August 1995

Recommendations for initial antibiotic treatment of extracavitary arterial graft infections

  • Keith D. Calligaro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Keith D. Calligaro, MD, 700 Spruce Street, Suite 101, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106.
    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Frank J. Veith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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  • Michael L. Schwartz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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  • Wayne Pan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Matthew J. Dougherty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Dominic A. DeLaurentis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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☆ Supported by a grant from the John F. Connelly Foundation, the James Hilton Manning and Emma Austin Manning Foundation, the Anna S. Brown Trust, and New York Institute for Vascular Studies.

☆☆ Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of The Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 22–26, 1995.

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , August 1995

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