Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis associated with varicella infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-379

  Gold, Lisa C ^a   Barbour, Stephen D ^a   Guerrero Tiro, Lourdes M ^a   Koopot, Ravi ^a   Lewis, Karen ^a   Rudinsky, Mark F ^a   Williams, Robert L ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus; varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CAPTOPRIL; CEFOTAXIME; DIGOXIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029872731     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199604000-00019     Document Type: Article

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