Bioprosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Neisseria elongata subspecies nitroreducens

Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-260

  Meuleman, P ^a   Erard, K ^a   Herregods, M C ^a   Peetermans, W E ^a   Verhaegen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; BACTEREMIA; BIOPROSTHESIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEISSERIA;

EID: 0030014369     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01781107     Document Type: Article

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