Community-acquired Klebsiella oxytoca endocarditis: A case report

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Chen, Ju Yi ^a   Chen, Po Sheng ^a   Chen, Ya Ping ^a   Lee, Wei Ting ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Klebsiella oxytoca

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; IMIPRAMINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHIZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA;

EID: 33645932643     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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