Culture-negative infective endocarditis caused by Aerococcus urinae

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-205

  Slany, Michal ^a   Freiberger, Tomas ^a   Pavlik, Petr ^a   Cerny, Jan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CEFTRIAXONE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 34347358781     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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