Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, a cause of human endocarditis complicated by pseudoaneurysm

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 756-758

  Nawaz, Taimor ^a,c   Hardy, Dwight J ^a   Bonnez, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEISSERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030022287     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.756-758.1996     Document Type: Article

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