Escherichia coli endocarditis of the aortic valve with formation of a paravalvular abscess cavity

Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-131

  Soma, Johannes ^a   Stakkevold, Tor I ^a   Henriksen, Arne Z ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HEART ABSCESS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETHRA STENOSIS; VOMITING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 13444291197     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2005.03178.x     Document Type: Article

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