Listeria endocarditis causing aortic root abscess and a fistula to the left atrium

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 117-118

  Hood, Stuart ^a,c   Baxter, R H ^b  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Endocarditis; Listeria monocytogenes; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ABSCESS; AGED; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FISTULA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; REOPERATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032830508     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309904400408     Document Type: Article

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