Current profile of left-sided native valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococcus;Perfil actual de la endocarditis por estafilococo coagulasa negativo en válvulas nativas izquierdas

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 749-752

  Revilla, Ana ^a   San Román, José A ^a   López, Javier ^a   Vilacosta, Isidre ^b   Luaces, María ^b   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococcus; Echocardiography; Endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 23044451267     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13076424     Document Type: Article

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