Endocarditis: A clinical microbiologist's viewpoint

Journal International Medical Sciences Academy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-204

  Arora, Anita ^a  

^a ESCORTS HEART INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 14744293016     PISSN: 0971071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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