The role of transthoracic echocardiography in excluding left sided infective endocarditis in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-221

  Van Hal, S J ^a,b   Mathur, G ^a   Kelly, J ^a   Aronis, C ^a   Cranney, G B ^a   Jones, P D ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia; Transoesophageal echocardiogram; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27644530061     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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