Pancarditis in a five-year-old boy affecting tricuspid valve and ventricular septum

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1115-1117

  Schnoering, Heike ^a   Sachweh, Joerg S ^a   Muehler, Eberhard G ^a   Vazquez Jimenez, Jaime F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Endocarditis; Mediastinal infection; Pediatric; Tricuspid valve

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; IODINE; NORADRENALIN; POVIDONE IODINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; PANCARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNOTOMY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENTRICULAR SEPTUM;

EID: 54949143539     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.051     Document Type: Article

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