Coinfection with Coxiella burnetii in infectious endocarditis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 190-191

  Rovery, C ^a   Granel, B ^b   Casalta, J P ^a   Lepidi, H ^a   Habib, G ^c   Raoult, D ^a  

^a Praticien Hospitalier   (France)

^b Hopital Nord   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FRANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 73049088405     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02221.x     Document Type: Article

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