Severe infective endocarditis of native valves caused by Weissella confusa detected incidentally on echocardiography

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Shin, Jeong Hwan ^a   Kim, Doo Il ^a   Kim, Hye Ran ^a   Kim, Dong Soo ^a   Kook, Joong Ki ^b   Lee, Jeong Nyeo ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S Ribosomal RNA; Bacterial endocarditis; Heart valves; Weissella confusa

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CEFOPERAZONE; DNA 16S; GENTAMICIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WEISSELLA CONFUSA;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33846909549     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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