Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella species as cases of infective endocarditis in Marseilles (1994-2007)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 152-153

  Casalta, J P ^a   Gouriet, F ^a   Richet, H ^a   Thuny, F ^b   Habib, G ^b   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

BARTONELLA; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 73049108486     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02185.x     Document Type: Article

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