Infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 633-634

  Wang, Tzung Dau ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Chiang, I Ping ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GEMELLA; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUTROPHIL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030498699     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037974     Document Type: Article

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