Are dental procedures an important risk factor for infective endocarditis? A case-crossover study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-273

  Porat Ben Amy, D ^a   Littner, M ^a   Siegman Igra, Y ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 61349195797     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0622-3     Document Type: Article

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