Successful antimicrobial chemotherapy for Nocardia asteroides prosthetic valve endocarditis [3]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 330-332

  Daikos, George L ^a   Syriopoulou, Vassiliki ^a   Horianopoulou, Maria ^b   Kanellopoulou, Maria ^b   Martsoukou, Maria ^b   Papafrangas, Evangelos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; COTRIMAZINE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042379726     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00350-4     Document Type: Letter

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