Infective endocarditis after oral body piercing

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 252-255

  Friedel, Jeffrey M ^b   Steblik, Josef ^a   Desai, Milind ^b   Granato, Jerome E ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute valvular insufficiency; Bacteremia; Body piercing; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ART; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BODY PIERCING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BODY IMAGE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0041419197     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000086227.46088.fd     Document Type: Article

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