Bacterial endocarditis following a minor burn injury. Case report and review

Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 515-517

  Paterson, P ^a   Dunn, K W ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial endocarditis; Minor burns; Staphylococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MITRAL VALVE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0032829143     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00178-8     Document Type: Article

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