Brucella endocarditis in a non-endemic country - First reported case in East Asia

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 500-501

  Hyung, Gon Je ^a   Song, Hyun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brucella; Endocarditis; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 42649096632     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.500     Document Type: Article

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