Three cases of destructive native valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-152

  Van Hoovels, L ^a   De Munter, P ^a   Colaert, J ^b   Surmont, I ^c   Van Wijngaerden, E ^a   Peetermans, W E ^a   Verhaegen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AZ GROENINGE   (Belgium)

^c Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NATIVE VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; COAGULASE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16844370476     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1280-3     Document Type: Article

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