Three cases of cardiac complications associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection and review of the literature

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 619-622

  Hannu, T ^a   Mattila, L ^a   Rautelin, H ^a,b   Siitonen, A ^c   Leirisalo Repo, M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 26844508376     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0001-2     Document Type: Article

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