Haemophilus segnis: A rare cause of endocarditis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1048-1050

  Somers, C J ^a   Millar, B C ^b   Xu, J ^b   Moore, D P ^a   Moran, A M ^a   Maloney, C ^a   Keogli, B ^a   Murphy, P G ^a   Moore, J E ^b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Genotypic speciation; Haemophilus segnis; Molecular diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA RUPTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HAEMOPHILUS SEGNIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLURRED SPEECH; SWEATING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORDA; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS SEGNIS;

EID: 0242300197     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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