A study of 47 bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis cases: 23 with native valves treated surgically and 24 with prosthetic valves

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 305-309

  Røder, Bent L ^a,c   Wandall, Dorte A ^a   Espersen, Frank ^a   Frimodt Møller, Niels ^a   Skinhøj, Peter ^b   Rosdahl, Vibeke T ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Medical treatment; Outcome; Staphylococcal endocarditis; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030667980     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439709069552     Document Type: Article

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