Infective Endocarditis, 1984 through 1993: A clinical and microbiological survey

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-22

  Benn, M ^a,b   Hagelskjaer L H ^a   Tvede, M ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Epidemiology; Infective endocarditis; Non haemolytic streptococci; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; DENMARK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBOLISM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMATURIA; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030861992     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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