Emerging trends of community acquired infective endocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Yiu, Kai Hang ^a   Siu, Chung Wah ^a   Lee, Kathy Lai Fun ^a   Fong, Yee Tak ^b   Chan, Hon Wah ^a   Lee, Stephen Wai Lun ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^a   Tse, Hung Fat ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Infection; Infective endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34548015824     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.053     Document Type: Article

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