Modification of the diagnostic criteria proposed by the Duke Endocarditis Service to permit improved diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 629-633

  Fournier, P E ^a   Casalta, J P ^b   Habib, G ^b   Messana, T ^b   Raoult, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; Q FEVER;

EID: 0030175510     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(96)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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