Actinomyces viscosus endocarditis requiring aortic valve replacement

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-362

  Julian, Kathleen G ^a   de Flesco, Lindsay ^a   Clarke, Loren E ^a   Parent, Leslie J ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces viscosus; Actinomycosis; Endocarditis; Endocarditis, bacterial

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MYALGIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 17344365615     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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