Late prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis, an unusual complication

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-66

  Shivaprakasha, S ^a   Radhakrishnan, K ^a   Kamath, P ^a   Karim, P M S ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiobacterium hominis; HACEK; Prosthetic valve endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOBACTERIUM HOMINIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 33947519944     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.31067     Document Type: Article

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