A case of mitral stenosis complicated with seronegative Brucella endocarditis

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-358

  Yavuz, Turhan ^a   Ozaydin, Mehmet ^a   Ulusan, Vildan ^b   Ocal, Ahmet ^a   Ibrisim, Erdogan ^a   Kutsal, Ali ^c  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DrSami Ulus Hospital   (Turkey)

^c TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Endocarditis; Mitral valve; Seronegativity

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ADULT; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 2442703314     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.45.353     Document Type: Article

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