Infective endocarditis due to Haemophilus aphrophilus treated with levofloxacin [6]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 702-704

  Almeda, Francis Q ^a   Tenorio, Allan R ^a   Barkatullah, Sameer ^b   Parrillo, Joseph E ^c   Simon, David M ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS APHROPHILUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036908577     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01220-2     Document Type: Letter

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