Q fever endocarditis: A surgical view and a word of caution

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 217-218

  Mesana, Thierry G ^a,b   Collart, Frederic ^a   Caus, Thierry ^a   Salamand, Agnes ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER;

EID: 0037252025     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.127     Document Type: Article

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