Streptococcus bovis infectious endocarditis: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics;Le endocarditi infettive da Streptococcus bovis: Caratteristiche cliniche ed epidemiologiche

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 189-195

  Massaroni, Katia ^a   Francavilia, Rosa ^a   De Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COLON TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742271044     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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