Perivalvular abscesses due to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis comparison with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis and incremental value of transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 467-473

  Pachirat, Orathai ^a   Klungboonkrong, Virat ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Infective Endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis; Streptococcus viridans Endocarditis; Transesophageal Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034185367     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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