Ciprofloxacin in a case of Q fever endocarditis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 323, Issue 9, 1990, Pages 614-

  Yebra, Miguel ^a   Ortigosa, Javier ^a   Albarrán, Fernando ^a   Crespo, María G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LINCOMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE REPORT; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; Q FEVER;

EID: 0025108378     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199008303230916     Document Type: Letter

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