PCR detection of bacteria on cardiac valves of patients with treated bacterial endocarditis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-167

  Rovery, Clarisse ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a   Lepidi, Hubert ^a   Casalta, Jean Paul ^a   Habib, Gilbert ^a   Collart, Frédéric ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a,b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM STAINING; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTONELLA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 11844259485     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.1.163-167.2005     Document Type: Article

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