Q fever endocarditis: Clinical findings and serological follow-up in 21 patients;FIEVRE Q AVEC ENDOCARDITE: PRESENTATION CLINIQUE ET SUIVI SEROLOGIQUE DE 21 PATIENTS

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 128, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 521-527

  Duroux Vouilloz, C ^a   Praz, G ^a   Francioli, P ^b   Peter O ^a  

^a Institut Central des Hopitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DACRON IMPLANT; ENDOCARDITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; Q FEVER; RECURRENCE RISK; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; Q FEVER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032481767     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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