Multiple bacteria in calcific aortic valve stenosis

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-117

  Kolltveit, Kristin M ^a   Geiran, Odd ^a   Tronstad, Leif ^a   Olsen, Ingar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Bacteria; Cardiac surgical procedures; Heart valve diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CALCIFICATION; CELL DIVISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE SECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036322698     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600260081766     Document Type: Article

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