Enterococcal endocarditis after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for nephrolithiasis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 843, 1996, Pages 51-52

  Zimhony, Oren ^a,b,c   Goland, Sorel ^a,b   Malnick, Stephen D H ^a,b   Singer, Dov ^a,b   Geltner, David ^a,b  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Lithotripsy; Nephrolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; URETER STONE;

EID: 0030047406     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.843.51     Document Type: Article

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