Epidemiology and outcome of infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 324, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 254-260

  Maraj, Suraj ^a   Jacobs, Larry E ^a   Kung, Shiang Cheng ^b   Raja, Rasib ^b   Krishnasamy, Prakash ^c   Maraj, Rajiv ^c   Braitman, Leonard E ^c   Kotler, Morris N ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b Division of Nephrology   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Echocardiography; Hemodialysis; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CALCIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TUMOR; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036843699     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200211000-00004     Document Type: Article

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