Case of Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans endocarditis and metastatic infection in an immune compromised host

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-338

  Kumar, D ^a   Cawley, J J ^a   Irizarry Alvarado, J M ^a   Alvarez, A ^a   Alvarez, S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulans; Endocarditis; Liver transplant; Staphylococcus schleiferi

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848941699     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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