A rare case of enterobacter endocarditis superimposed on a mitral valve rheumatoid nodule

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-100

  Giladi, Hili ^a   Sukenik, Shaul ^a   Flusser, Daniel ^a   Liel Cohen, Noah ^a   Applebaum, Azai ^a   Sion Vardy, Netta ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mitral valve; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid nodule

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOGLUCOSE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENTEROBACTER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; NECROSIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE;

EID: 42049102686     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31816d5ea5     Document Type: Article

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