Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and its association with chronic liver disease: An underestimated risk factor

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1394-1400

  Tripodi, M F ^a,b   Adinolfi, L E ^a   Ragone, E ^a   Mangoni, E Durante ^a   Fortunato, R ^a   Iarussi, D ^a   Ruggiero, G ^a   Utili, R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Medical School ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COLON ADENOMA; COLONOSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISKITIS; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DISCITIS; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 2442685316     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392503     Document Type: Article

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