The diagnostic challenge of infective endocarditis: Cutaneous vasculitis leading to the diagnosis of infective endocarditis

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 451-456

  Conti, Tracey ^a   Barnet, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VASCULITIS;

ANTIBIOTICS, COMBINED; ANTIBIOTICS, GLYCOPEPTIDE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0035513982     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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