Staphylococcal endocarditis and multiple emboli in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2305-2306

  Liao, Chiang Hua ^a   Yao, Tsung Chieh ^a   Chung, Hung Tao ^a   Lien, Rey In ^a   Huang, Jing Long ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emboli; Infective endocarditis; Intracranial hemorrhage; Staphylococcus aureus; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXACILLIN; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DENTAL CARE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 7544244220     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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