Streptococcus viridans endocarditis from tongue piercing

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-59

  Lick, Scott D ^a   Edozie, Secil N ^a   Woodside, Kenneth J ^a   Conti, Vincent R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valve; Endocarditis; Ross procedure

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; BODY PIERCING; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENTAMICINS; HEART MURMURS; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 20444427973     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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