Infective endocarditis of native valve after anterior nasal packing

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 460-462

  Jayawardena, Suriya ^a   Eisdorfer, Jacob ^a   Indulkar, Shalaka ^a   Zarkaria, Muhammad ^a  

^a State University of New York Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Infective endocarditis; Nasal packing; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; PETROLATUM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33748948945     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000209683.99205.4f     Document Type: Article

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