Vegetation due to Streptococcus viridans in the pulmonary artery in a child with patent ductus arteriosus

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-191

  Yanýk, Ahmet ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^a   Lleri, Mehmet ^a   Yetkin, Gülay ^b   Penen, Kubilay ^a   Göskel, Siber ^a  

^a Türkiye Yuksekýhtisas Hospital Department of Cardiology   (Turkey)

^b SSK Dýpkapy Educational Hospital Department of Microbiology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PULMONARY ARTERY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033984778     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00169-2     Document Type: Article

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