Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 697-700

  Chang, Hsiu Hao ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Wang, Jou Kou ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abiotrophia defectiva; Children; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG FEVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MOUTH FLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; MICROBIOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ANTIBIOTICS, COMBINED; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036020212     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200207000-00018     Document Type: Article

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