Leptotrichia endocarditis: Report of two cases from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) database and review of previous cases

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Caram, L B ^a,b   Linefsky, J P ^a   Read, K M ^c   Murdoch, D R ^d   Lalani, T ^a   Woods, C W ^a,b,e   Reller, L B ^a   Kanj, S S ^f   Premru, M M ^g   Ryan, S ^h   Al Hegelan, M ⁱ   Donnio, P Y ^j   Orezzi, C ^k   Paiva, M G ^l   Tribouilloy, C ^m   Watkin, R ⁿ   Harris, O ^o   Eisen, D P ^p   Corey, G R ^a,e   Cabell, C H ^a,e   Petti, C A ^q,r   Karchmer, A W ^s   Bayer, Arnie ^s   Hoen, Bruno ^s   Cabell, Christopher H ^s   Sexton, Daniel J ^s   Durack, David T ^s   Abrutyn, Elias ^s   Rubinstein, Ethan ^s   Corey, G Ralph ^s   Miró, José M ^s   Moreillon, Phillipe ^s   Eykyn, Susannah ^s   Fowler Jr , Vance ^s   Olaison, Lars ^s   more..

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^h PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^j Pontchaillou University   (France)

^k ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l Hospital 9 de Julho   (Brazil)

^m South Hospital Amiens   (France)

ⁿ QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^o BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^p ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^q UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^s NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RNA 16S;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOTRICHIA; LEPTOTRICHIA GOODFELLOWII; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING;

AGED; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEPTOTRICHIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 38649142414     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0406-1     Document Type: Article

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