Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis [2]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 348-349

  Velamanchili, S ^a   Cunliffe, N A ^a   Miles, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 0031812607     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)94855-1     Document Type: Letter

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