Human infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4898-4901

  Heidt, Martin C ^a   Mohamed, Walid ^a   Hain, Torsten ^a   Vogt, Paul Robert ^a   Chakraborty, Trinad ^a   Domann, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALAISE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SYMPTOM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

OVIS ARIES; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 24744435775     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4898-4901.2005     Document Type: Article

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