Streptococcus endocarditis after tongue piercing

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-330

  Kloppenburg, Geoffrey ^a   Maessen, Jos G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BODY PIERCING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE;

ADULT; BODY PIERCING; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TONGUE;

EID: 34250016065     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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