A case of severe sinus bradycardia complicating anicteric leptospirosis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 381-383

  Assimakopoulos, Stelios F ^a   Michalopoulou, Sotiria ^a   Papakonstantinou, Christos ^a   Lekkou, Alexandra ^a   Syrokosta, Ioulia ^a   Gogos, Charalambos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complications; Leptospirosis; Sinus bradycardia

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; SINUS BRADYCARDIA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

EID: 34250667060     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3180659578     Document Type: Article

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