Abiotrophia defectiva: A rare cause of infective endocarditis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 939-941

  Yemisen, Mucahit ^a   Koksal, Fatma ^a   Mete, Bilgul ^a   Yarimcam, Filiz ^a   Okcun, Baris ^a   Kucukoglu, Serdar ^a   Samasti, Mustafa ^a   Kocazeybek, Bekir ^a   Ozturk, Recep ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 33749341176     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600606424     Document Type: Article

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