Infective endocarditis at a tertiary care centre in Lebanon: Predominance of streptococcal infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 152-159

  Kanafani, Z A ^a   Mahfouz, T H ^a   Kanj, Souha S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0036821837     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(02)91041-8     Document Type: Article

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