Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Streptococcus Oralis occurring after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [9]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2149-2150

  Montalto, Massimo ^a,b   Regina, Micaela La ^a   Gemelli, Patrizia ^a   Manna, Raffaele ^a   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS;

EID: 0036677341     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)04302-2     Document Type: Letter

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