Endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus after minor dog bite

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-409

  Bradshaw, Steven E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MB BChir   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROPHYLAXIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; DOG; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0042736074     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051274.68722.94     Document Type: Article

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