Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1008-1011

  Grundmann, Sebastian ^a   Huebner, Johannes ^a   Stuplich, Judith ^a   Koch, Andrea ^b   Wu, Kezhong ^a   Geibel Zehender, Anette ^a   Bode, Christoph ^a   Brunner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Laboratory Prof Seelig and Colleagues   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCES NEUII;

EID: 77749298793     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01106-09     Document Type: Article

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