Successful treatment of a Staphylococcal endocarditis vegetation with tissue plasminogen activator

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 535-537

  Fleming, R E ^a   Barenkamp, S J ^a   Jureidini, S B ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LUNG SURFACTANT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

EID: 0031940968     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70036-8     Document Type: Article

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