Pulmonic valve endocarditis in a normal heart

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-198

  Schroeder, Rebecca A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CARIES; FEVER; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PAROTITIS; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; PULMONARY VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRISMUS;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 12844284719     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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