Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of infective endocarditis in the elderly

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-263

  Selton Suty, Christine ^a   Hoen, Bruno ^a   Grentzinger, Alain ^a   Houplon, Philippe ^a   Maignan, Michel ^a   Juillière, Yves ^a   Danchin, Nicolas ^a   Canton, Philippe ^a   Cherrier, François ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteriological characterisation; Elderly patients; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP D;

EID: 0030971945     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.3.260     Document Type: Article

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