Pacemaker endocarditis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: Report of two cases

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 404-405

  Bobin, S ^a,b   Durand Dubief, A ^a   Bouhour, D ^a   Kirkorian, G ^a   Vandenesch, F ^a   Etienne, J ^a   Ballet Mechain, M ^a   Peyramond, D ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS;

EID: 0032970477     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517201     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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