Fusobacterium necrophorum endocarditis in a previously healthy young adult

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-127

  Vedire, Shilpa ^a   Alpert, Martin A ^a   Ren, Jie ^a   Manian, Farrin A ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Endocarditis; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Fusobacterium spp.

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATININE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; UREA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHEMA; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEINURIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34547879248     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31812f5ad1     Document Type: Article

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