Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis in an adolescent boy suffering from a congenital cardiopathy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 856-858

  Charles, Pierre ^a   Hot, Arnaud ^a   Ou, Phalla ^a   Carbonnelle, Etienne ^a   Sidi, Daniel ^a   Nassif, Xavier ^a   Lortholary, Olivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Congenital cardiopathy; Endocarditis; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CEFTRIAXONE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548271715     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180616733     Document Type: Article

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