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A 74-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure requiring haemodialysis, and peripheral vascular disease conditioning critical limb ischaemia underwent endovascular revascularisation and amputation of two gangrenous toes.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2013-07, Vol.382 (9888), p.205-205
Main Authors: Melo-Cristino, José, Resina, Cristina, Manuel, Viviana, Lito, Luís, Ramirez, Mário
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amputation
Antibiotic resistance
Europe
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical research
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Staphylococcus infections
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
Vancomycin Resistance
Vascular diseases
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Summary:A 74-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure requiring haemodialysis, and peripheral vascular disease conditioning critical limb ischaemia underwent endovascular revascularisation and amputation of two gangrenous toes.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61219-2