Home intravenous antibiotic therapy for patients with infective endocarditis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 330-334

  Huminer, D ^a   Bishara, J ^a   Pitlik, S ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032710378     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00015014     Document Type: Article

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