Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  List, Richard J ^a,b   Sheikh, Abeel ^a   Theologou, Thomas ^a   Mitchell, Ian M ^a   Mathew, Thomas ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; LABORATORY TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249103050     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20492     Document Type: Article

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