Determinants of prognosis in 300 episodes of infective endocarditis

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-10

  Mansur, A J ^a   Grinberg, M ^a   Cardoso, R H A ^a   Da Luz, P L ^a   Bellotti, G ^a   Pileggi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bacterial; complications; endocarditis; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0029883928     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1011974     Document Type: Article

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