Aetiology and outcome in 53 cases of native valve staphylococcal endocarditis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 887, 1999, Pages 540-543

  Hricak, V ^a   Kovacik, J ^b   Marks, P ^c,f   West, D ^d   Kromery Jr , V ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Slovakia)

^b Derer 's University Hospital Slovakia   (Slovakia)

^c N London Postgrad Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^e TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^f NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBOLISM; HEART DISEASE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0032837665     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.887.540     Document Type: Article

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