A case of Brucella endocarditis in association with superficial femoral artery thrombus

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-252

  Caylan, R ^a   Keske, S ^a   Durmaz, T ^b   Keles, T ^b   Tasyaran, M A ^a  

^a Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; PARESTHESIA; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASPIRIN; BRUCELLOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOSIS;

BRUCELLA;

EID: 70349330160     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2009.080342     Document Type: Article

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