Group B streptococcal endocarditis after elective abortion in an adolescent

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-69

  Camarillo, Diana ^a   Banerjee, Ritu ^a,b   Greenhow, Tara L ^c   Tureen, Jay H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; Bacterial endocarditis; group B streptococcus; induced abortion; infected aneurysm; Streptococcus agalctiae

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURGICAL ABORTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 66149144673     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818128f5     Document Type: Article

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