Infective endocarditis

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-191

  Baig, Wazir ^a   Sandoe, Jonathan ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial embolism; Infective endocarditis; Pacemaker infection; Staphyloccal bacteraemia; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 77950611727     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-2-188     Document Type: Review

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