Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Legionella pneumophila

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 631-633

  Chen, T T ^a   Schapiro, J M ^a   Loutit, J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

endocarditis; Legionella pneumophila

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0030478670     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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