Tissue culture positive prosthetic aortic valve Brucella endocarditis [2]

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-

  Tasbakan, Meltem Isikgoz ^a   Yamazhan, T ^a   Arda, B ^a   Pullukcu, H ^a   Sipahi, O R ^a   Buke, C ^a   Ulusoy, S ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY DILATATION; ASCENDING AORTA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745884965     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03167959     Document Type: Letter

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