Presentation and outcome of infective endocarditis in Spain: a retrospective study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-203

  Roca, Bernardino ^a   Marco, Jose Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CASTELLÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER; PROSTHESIS; SPAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 34247204331     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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