Infective endocarditis in a hemodialysis patient: A dreaded complication

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-384

  Schubert, Claudia ^a   Moosa, Mohammed R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing country; Hemodialysis; Infective endocarditis; Mitral valve; Staphylococcus aureus; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETERIZATION; FENESTRATION; HEART ABSCESS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RECURRENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148832744     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2007.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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