Bacterial endocarditis complicating body art

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Tse, Donald ^a   Khan, Sadia ^a   Clarke, Sarah ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial endocarditis; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; TATTOO; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART BLOCK; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TATTOOING;

EID: 61449258641     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.106     Document Type: Article

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