The European Society of Cardiology 2009 guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis: Key messages for clinical practice

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 773-776

  Harrison, James L ^a   Prendergast, Bernard D ^b   Habib, Gilbert ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 75749152595     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.837     Document Type: Editorial

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