Infective endocarditis: Experience of a paediatric emergency department

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 269-272

  Lewena, Stuart ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency department; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 22244435223     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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