Rohan Madhu Prasad, Fazal Raziq, Tyler Kemnic and Ahmed Abubaker. Implantable Port Developing Septic Pulmonary Emboli and Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
. 2021; 9(1):35-39. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-9-1-10
case report, implantable port, central venous access, methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus, septic pulmonary emboli, secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
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