A rare diagnosis in ED: cerebral pyogenic ventriculitis due to infective endocarditis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 120-122

  Kiyan, Selahattin ^a   Aksay, Ersin ^a   Ersel, Murat ^a   Yanturali, Sedat ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PYOGENIC VENTRICULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33845202346     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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