Candida prosthetic valve endocarditis: Prospective study of six cases and review of the literature

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-267

  Nguyen, M Hong ^a   Nguyen, Minh Ly ^a   Yu, Victor L ^a   McMahon, Deborah ^a   Keys, Thomas F ^a   Amidi, Morteza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 19144371935     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.2.262     Document Type: Article

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