Native-valve endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus casei sub. rhamnosus refractory to antimicrobial therapy;Endocarditis de valvula nativa producida por lactobacillus casei sub. rhamnosus refractaria al tratamiento con antimicrobianos

Medicina

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-286

  Monterisi, Aida ^a   Dain A , Alberto ^a   Suarez De Basnec, Maria C ^a   Roca, Gabriela ^a   Trucchia, Roxana ^a   Bantar, Carlos ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional de Córdoba   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 0029680063     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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