Successful treatment of fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 348-354

  Gilbert, Holly M ^a,b   Peters, Eric D ^a   Lang, Samuel J ^a   Hartman, Barry J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030022181     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.2.348     Document Type: Review

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