Tricuspid valve endocarditis with Group B streptococcus after an elective abortion: The need for new data

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Palys, Erica E ^a   Li, John ^a   Gaut, Paula L ^a   Hardy, W David ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; INDUCED ABORTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRICUSPID VALVE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 33845204077     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/IDOG/2006/43253     Document Type: Article

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