Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis complicated by myocardial infarction in two patients with normal coronary arteries

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-336

  Ehrbar, Hans Ulrich ^b   Gubler, Jacques ^a   Harbarth, Stefan ^b   Hirschel, Bernhard ^b  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DOG BITE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0029841897     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.2.335     Document Type: Article

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