Brucella endocarditis of the aortic valve

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-97

  Leandro, José ^a   Roberto, Helena ^a   Antunes, Manuel ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aortic valve endocarditis; Brucella endocarditis; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; BRUCELLOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031941168     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00296-0     Document Type: Article

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