Antibiotic-Resistant Endocarditis in a Hemodialysis Patient

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 536-542

  Vijayvargiya, Rashmi ^a   Veis, Judith H ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Enterococcus faecium; Hemodialysis; Valvular disease

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG COMBINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AMPICILLIN; BACTEREMIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030120328     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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