Remission of brucella endocarditis in a patient with mitral valve mechanical prosthesis by antibiotic therapy alone: A case report

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Murdaca, Giuseppe ^a   Colombo, Barbara Maria ^a   Caiti, Matteo ^a   Cagnati, Paola ^a   Massa, Giulio ^a   Puppo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Endocarditis; Mechanical valve

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOCARDITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947119572     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.098     Document Type: Article

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