Prosthetic endocarditis and splenic abscess caused by Clostridium clostridiformis;Endocarditis protesica y absceso esplenico causados por Clostridium clostridiformis

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 360-362

  Robles, Pablo ^a,b   García Gallego, Francisco ^a   De Alba, Juan ^a   García, Juan ^a   Domínguez, Francisco José ^a   Oliver, José María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

clostrial endocarditis; prosthetic endocarditis; splenic abscess

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY; ABSCESS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN DISEASE;

ABSCESS; AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 0031134377     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(97)73235-4     Document Type: Article

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