Management of Brucella endocarditis with aortic root abscess

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Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 1532-1534

  Al Kasab, S ^a   Al Fagih, M ^a   Al Rasheed, A ^a   Khan, B ^a   Bitar, I ^a   Shahed, M ^a   Sawyer, W ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025637809     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.98.6.1532     Document Type: Article

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