Surgical approach to the management of Brucella endocarditis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1021-1024

  Tasdemir, Kutay ^a   Kaya, Mehmet Gungor ^a   Mavili, Ertugrul ^a   Gunebakmaz, Ozgur ^a   Ozbek, Ali ^a   Sarli, Bahadir ^a   Yarlioglues, Mikail ^a   Emirogullari, Naci ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucella endocarditis; Diagnosis; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA; CANNULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951298971     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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