Microbiological recommendations for the diagnosis and follow-up of infective endocarditis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages 3s10-3s16

  Gutschik, Ernö ^a,b   Carbon, C ^a   Durack, D T ^a   Francoli, P ^a   Leport, C ^a   Wilson, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0031771039     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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