Infective endocarditis: Clinical features in young and elderly patients

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 626-634

  Terpening, Margaret S ^a   Buggy, Brian P ^b   Kauffman, Carol A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b St Luke's Hospital Milwaukee   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0023634488     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90890-4     Document Type: Article

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