Staphylococcus lugdunensis pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 605-608

  Kamaraju, Sailaja ^a   Nelson, Karin ^a   Williams, David N ^a   Ayenew, Woubeshet ^a   Modi, Kulwant Singh ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Endocarditis; Pulmonary valve; Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0032700784     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013528     Document Type: Article

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