Bacillus popilliae endocarditis with prolonged complete heart block

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-265

  Wu, Yih Jer ^a   Hong, Ta Chun ^a   Hou, Charles Jia Yin ^a   Chou, Yu San ^a   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a   Yang, Dine Ie ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus popilliae; Bicuspid aortic valve; Endocarditis; Heart block

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS POPILLIAE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0033505420     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199904000-00010     Document Type: Article

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