Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis: Report of a case and review of the literature

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-130

  Fefer, Jose J ^a   Ratzan, Kenneth R ^a   Sharp, Susan E ^a   Saiz, Enma ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOCOCCUS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 0031786359     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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