Doxycycline and chloroquine as treatment for chronic Q fever endocarditis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Calza, L ^a   Attard, L ^a   Manfredi, R ^a   Chiodo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXIELLA BURNETII; HEART DISEASE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; Q FEVER; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0036705787     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0984     Document Type: Article

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