Bacterial endocarditis: A rare complication following orthotopic cardiac transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-485

  Kunst, Heinke ^a   Paruchuru, Pratap K ^a   Madden, Brendan ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROSTACYCLIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CYCLOSPORINE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035070359     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(00)00184-4     Document Type: Article

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