Native valve endocarditis caused by C. striatum

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 805-807

  Tibrewala, Amit V ^a   Woods, Christian J ^a   Pyrgos, Vasilios J ^a   Elena Ruiz, Maria ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; METASTASIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 33748121775     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600606598     Document Type: Article

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