Mycobacterium abscessus endocarditis: A case report and literature review

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 481-486

  Tsai, Wei Chung ^a,b   Hsieh, Hsiao Cheng ^c   Su, Ho Ming ^a   Lu, Po Liang ^b   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a,b   Sheu, Sheng Hsiung ^a,b   Lai, Wen Ter ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mycobacterium abscessus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELAPSE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 59149095265     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70005-1     Document Type: Article

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