Infective endocarditis in the elderly: Diagnosis and management

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Gregoratos, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEVER; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037988875     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.02073.x     Document Type: Review

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