Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis: A complication of vasectomy?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1227-1230

  Fervenza, Fernando C ^a,c   Contreras, Gail E ^a   Garratt, Kirk N ^b   Steckelberg, James M ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0032756792     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.12.1227     Document Type: Article

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