Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella species

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-205

  Stroup, Jeffrey S ^a   Bransteitter, Bridget A ^b   Reust, Randall ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; GEMELLA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN DEFECT; SPUTUM CULTURE; SWINE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249046074     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000269918.02725.b4     Document Type: Article

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