Enterococcus avium endocarditis in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-228

  Swaminathan, S ^a   Ritter, S B ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus avium; Infective endocarditis; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HUMAN; INFANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PULMONARY ARTERY; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 0033025083     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900449     Document Type: Article

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