MRSA endocarditis of bovine Contegra valved conduit: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bajraktari, Gani ^a   Olloni, Rozafa ^a   Daullxhiu, Irfan ^a   Ademaj, Fadil ^b   Vela, Zana ^a   Pajaziti, Mubekir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

^b General Hospital Isa Grezda   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GENTAMICIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PULMONARY VALVE; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 77953388384     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-57     Document Type: Article

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