Pathology and pathogenesis of infective endocarditis in native heart valves

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 256-263

  Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Basso, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Microbiology; Risk factors; Valves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; HEART VALVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748432996     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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